Mark was not kidding putting a radius on ebony is a nightmare @usadave It’s looking good Dave. One thing you have to remember about radiusing a fretboard by hand is to keep checking the height at all...

@usadave Lookin’ good dude, nice headstock! Glad you didn’t go through the inlays 👍, just wait until it needs a refret! 😬 Keep the photos coming!

"I fortunately haven't blown through to the truss rod slot but I am wondering how thin is too thin when it comes to the wood between the bottom of the groove and the back of the neck? Your experienced...

I'll talk about this on the livestream tomorrow if that is OK with you lot?

Yeah - not a fan of that truss rod - too big for me.

Hey Dave Lol yeah.... Definitely a little too far! The plan is to compensate with a nice cover... Put a veneer over it, the mess just disappears. Attachment : 20201020_125656.jpg

@Dave, there is generally give or take 1/8 to 3/16 of an inch of meat underneath the truss rod after the the neck is carved. Bare that in mind on your next build. The weakest point is in between the n...

Your experienced opinions would be very much appreciated Hi Dave, I can only offer an inexperienced opinion. If you've been working to Mark's dimension I don't think you need to concerned about the t...

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Make sure you do a nik test before surface routing all the way through. Learned that lesson the hard way. Beautiful looking neck you got there.

14-16 mm thickness for headstock. For neck, 21mm on first fret, 23mm on 12th fret all in accordance of the fretboard already attached.

I see what you are saying about the truss slot. Add a veneer on your headstock and will be all good.

My Firebird neck is about 2.5mm thicker than normal - it feels fine - I worked on the basis that with a through neck if you make it too thin you are really screwed but too fat and you can remove more ...

I tend to do 22mm-24mm for neck taper. Just my preference.

@usadave Looking good so far Dave! I see what you mean about the truss slot, yeah that’s what faceplates are for 😂 The dimensions that you’re after are roughly 21mm at the first fret and 23mm ...

14-16mm you are safe

I’ve not ventured into New Jersey on any of our trips - have been to the States 5 times - maybe next time, my wife’s nephew lives in Brooklyn and a mate from Uni is in Carlisle PA and we are due to vi...

Here's the story so far @USADave Welcome to the forum and the guitar making revolution Dave. Come to this sanctuary from this crazy world we all live in whenever you want to escape. We all help each ...

Nice Work Dave!!! I'm new here too. looks like you're off to a great start. Cheers!

Cool - see you then 🙂 remember it's GMT - I'll drop the link here when available...YES we can Zoom to anywhere as long as you have internet 😎