Please correct me if I am wrong somebody! I made mine with slightly different dimensions for the rails but cut the angle based on the measurements from the video, worked out fine. Just cut the angle ...

cheers @teg

OK so I'm following Marks video on it but I've come to cut the actual angle so measured 20mm then 300mm then Mark says 67mm....now on a 70mm width side piece that leaves 3mm at the top doesn't it. On ...

@hursty by the way if you’re unsure with any of the jigs have a look at the lessons they’re used in, it’ll soon become clear what you can and can’t tweak to your liking. The headstock thickness Jig fo...

Great tip @teg. Yes seems like a good idea definitely.! Cheers 🍺

Cheers @boo, thanks for the advice. I think I've done it correctly now. 😀 Great that there's such a good forum on here where us thicko's can ask questions. I felt a bit stupid asking but bette...

I felt a bit stupid asking but better to ask than to do it wrong and screw my neck blank up. @hursty No, don’t ever feel stupid, that’s what this forum is for, asking questions and getting help. If s...

Cheers @boo, Great words of encouragement.its so nice to have a non judgmental environment like this. You don't often find forums like this it's an absolute little gem of a place.

@hursty This forum is great much better than all the other social media groups

Some more progress. Routed the trussrod channel. Unfortunately I had problems keeping the guide rail tight against the edge, resulting in a very messy channel.It is still a pretty tight fit overal and...

Very nice indeed @koen keep going. 👏👏👏👏

How did you keep the cauls from slipping around on the body while gluing up? @mattbeels I put some double sided tape , which prevented the cauls from slipping, they still slip a bit, but only until t...

Hey all, Question: I realize that the bridge I ordered ( an old style ABR Gibson bridge), comes with directly mountable posts.This is of course time correct. However , in combination with the soft sa...

Any guesses as to what it’s for? @mattbeels, oh come on man! don't keep us in suspense like that! what is it for? (different nut widths? )

Hah, a little suspense is a good thing @koendb. The first two have different nut widths, 43 and 45mm. I was talking about the third one, it has something else going on...

it has something else going on... hmm I have no idea 🙂

@koendb I’m not familiar with samba wood, have you checked it’s hardness with other woods used for guitar bodies? Gibson used the ABR 1 on the original V which is Limba, the Les Paul which has the map...

Looking good @koendb

Yesterday, I put my fret slot cutting jig on a piece of mdf and added 2 clamps to hold the fretslot template and fretboard firmly in position.Up for the first test: Flying V fretboard Attachment : ...

Today I received some bling bling from Germany 😎 Attachment : IMG_20210519_114043676_PORTRAIT.jpg All the other stuff should arrive fairly soon as well. oooh I cannot wait , this is go...