@darrenking fretboard included

@darrenking 18mm at the nut is really thin. Be careful that the truss rod does not poke out. I would not go less than 20mm.

@darrenking Yes I’m probably being a bit picky about the flame. I used to worry that I could never get the gluing surfaces to match exactly using a plane and always had to finish with a hand scraper. ...

The flame didn’t match up very well side to side Remember that the flame is always going to be a negative book match ie one stripe will look light and the corresponding, opposite stripe will look dar...

First job this year. Flame maple top I bought last year. It had been pre owned and joined but the join had gaps and I was worried that carving around the top join would reveal a gap, so I separated it...

@darrenking I have drawn it at about 16.5mm (excluding fretboard) but I'm worried it looks a bit thin. It is about 13.5mm at the nut That's a lot thinner than I would dare. I used 20mm at 12 fret a...

Before I commit it to the bandsaw (yes I'm doing this one by hand!!) any thoughts on how thick my neck should be at the body end? I have drawn it at about 16.5mm (excluding fretboard) but I'm worried ...

@darrenking. Hi Darren, I'm new to all this but it does sound thin to me. When I watched Mark's neck carve he was aiming for around 20.5mm at the third fret and about 22.5 at the twelfth fret with the...

Hi guys, Before I commit it to the bandsaw (yes I'm doing this one by hand!!) any thoughts on how thick my neck should be at the body end? I have drawn it at about 16.5mm (excluding fretboard) but I'm...

@darrenking That looks so beautiful!

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Bugger! My wife found my secret stash of credit cards used exclusively for guitar making related purchases!! 😂😂😂 Attachment : 605A4631-88B2-48EA-88D8-D2FD2268A8B9.jpeg

I’ll dig it out and take a picture. @boo You mean something like this? Attachment : IMG_20210320_110403618.jpg

Where abouts in the world do you reside I live in Belgium

At last some progress today. Decorating had taken over but that is done now so back to the geet. My first proper carve, fretting and fitting of inlays / side dots. On the whole it went well, no major ...

It seems to have a warmer and thicker sound......which I guess must be predominantly wood related.

Cheers. Andy

Yes there is a hair line crack, which I think is only skin deep as they say....I hope so anyway....we''ll soon find out. ....and yes body size reduced, as well as headstock slightly - wood limitatio...

Nice job @andy-halliday 👍🏻 looks great.

@andy-halliday Good job I like the design