@usadave Mark has loads of vids under the live tab, not quite the same but tons of brilliant info in them. I use his neck carving method which takes a fraction of the time and also learnt how to do a ...

If in doubt: Mount your bridge into a lump of scrap wood to simulate the body then you can work out exactly where the take off point of the string will be - always a good idea to test your procedure o...

@usadave That’s a beautiful build Dave, well done. 👍 Great advice from everyone commenting already. Nothing I can add to that really. The more you build, the more you get used to judging dist...

@USADave show us the bridge and also what scale you're planning. For instance using a T.O.M type bridge with a 24.75 scale I find 630mm to be the sweet spot for the initial scale line then add 3mm f...

@usadave Thats a nice build, I can't imagine selling any of mine. Let us see a photo of your bridge and we'll have a better idea of how to advise you.

@usadave Great looking guitar. Well done!

@usadave Hi Dave, was the neck blank quarter sawn or slab cut? I agree that leaving it for a few days to see if it settles. If it doesn't move from the position that it is in then try supporting it in...

@usadave You could spend ages messing about with it, using various methods but it’s not worth it for me. I would just start again with a new blank. Don’t throw this one out or burn it, you can use it ...

My first neck developed back bow after carving, single action rod too! Anyway, week or two later when it came to fret levelling etc it had sorted itself. Stewmac actually makes a jig for the issue, ...

Cheers Dave 👍 🙏🎸🎶🙂

Congrats on the build, and the finish, but that comment wasn't so good to read ... have you dinged it already??? (Though every guitar I've got seems to get "naturally relic'd" sooner or later!!).

That advice is almost too smart! well said, thanks man! @usadave No problem, I’m here to encourage happiness with guitars. 😁

@usadave I can’t see anything wrong, which tuner is it.

Minor, I would roll with it the way it is. It looks freakin amazing. Wait til you put the finish on. It is honna be gorgeous. Top job man!

@usadave Personally I think you should leave it and move on. Unless you replace the headstock veneer the repair will always be visible and that is probably worse than a tuner that’s slightly off. Plus...

How would one go about doing that? Dowel and redrill? Fill it with black epoxy? Don’t bother? @usadave Yeah, if you wanted to do it, just dowel it and redrill etc but personally I would leave it, get...

.003" is nothing between friends... 😎 Pretty sure it will be just fine. Let us know if you have any bother down the line...try harder next time?

Nothing feels loose but I’m wondering if I blew it or should I just carry on? @usadave It’s fine Dave, carry on, seat them as best you can and so long as they are not loose, they will be fine. It’s ...

@usadave Dont be too hard on yourself. You're probably making a comparison with factory guitars which are mostly made on CNC machines these days and a hand built guitar is never going to achieve that ...

@usadave You’ve got frets that are sitting .002”above the fretboard? Get out of here you bloody amateur!!! Haha, just kidding! Don’t sweat it man, you haven’t blown it. How do you even measure .002” a...