Finally, a long overdue update. ‘Tis done! 
https://youtu.be/JaTrI34-6mM

The neck is all set and tomorrow it’s time to start the body.

@rocknroller912 Yes, but the taper template was only off by a little under a mm. As long as the fretboard is properly centered, the slot should be fine and the edge can be blended out. 

Today I tackled the…   Read more»

Truss rod is installed and fretboard is glued down. This time I rounded the end of the fillet at the heel end so there’s no open gap.

Posted by: @robin @wayne_f    These problems we give ourselves never seem so bad after a good night’s sleep, you’ll fix it and it’ll be fine. @robin That’s very true. Sometimes it doesn’t even take one night; sometimes it’s only…   Read more»

@robin I’ve compared the neck to the fretboard and the board is a bit wider. Your suggestion of blending the joint while carving sounds much better than scrapping the whole thing. After my last post I relaxed a bit and…   Read more»

Just got done out in the workshop a couple hours ago and I’ve run into another problem. I might need to scrap this and start over. After routing the profile of the neck I noticed that the truss rod slot…   Read more»

Okay, finally posting some progress. Even though the project is just starting I’ve already made a couple mistakes. Fortunately those mistakes are not difficult to work around. First, I accidentally cut the truss rod slot a little too deep. That…   Read more»

@bpower Thanks! I wanted to make something edgier that had a V-ish shape to it.

Decided to go with hardtail bridge again instead of the tremolo (next time). I have the plan drawn out and the body template cut. 

@russ Ah, so it’s kinda like half of Gengar’s hair

Very unique body shape and I like the color. Nicely done. Is that an inlay on the horn?

Yeah, I expected the angle to be the main criticism. It’s my take on the Dean style 3X3 design which they use for almost half of their catalog. I swear there was another brand that did this as well but…   Read more»