@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 bu...

Getting started on this summer's guitar project. I'm still in the design phase right now but will probably be cutting some wood within the next couple weeks. All I have done so far is the headstock de...

Here it is. The final installment of my guitar building saga. This video is a condensed recap of the entire build from start to finish. I want to thank everyone in the community who helped and offer...

I was able to knock it back before I leveled the frets. It will still be sticking out a bit but a millimeter or two is better than a half-inch.

Okay. Thanks guys. I'll give it a try once the finish is done.

I'm not sure when or how this happened but I just now noticed it (after applying 3 coats of finish). The truss rod somehow slipped about a half-inch toward the headstock. Obviously now it's going to b...

Jack socket hole has been drilled. I ended up buying another 7/8" bit which worked much better than the one that came in the set.

I've hit another speed bump. Yesterday I bought a small set of auger bits. I did a test on some scrap and the bit jammed up almost immediately. Today I went back to the store and bought a 7/8" spade b...

Okay. Problem solved. I made a couple shims and then glued and sanded them. Now the neck fits nice and snug like it should.

Routed the neck pocket today but not quite to full depth. Then I went to see how the neck would fit. That's when I was hit with a little disappointment. The neck heel sits loose in the pocket. Att...

@wolframmalukker Welcome to the forum! Sounds like you're very well-equipped. Have fun with your build!

Also, if you watch closely, you might catch a slight mechanical mishap with a piece of equipment (which I forgot to edit out. oops)

To clarify, I bought (from StewMac) medium/high fret wire as opposed to medium/medium. This means that not only is the crown higher but also the tang is longer.

@markbailey That was probably part of the problem yesterday. Today I had better support but was still having trouble. I figured out what was wrong and how it happened and then fixed the problem. I'll...

@tej @robin @cheesewhisk @boo Fret slots are definitely clean and deep enough. Looking closer at the fret now, it appears to be on an angle. The side that's facing the heel end looks like it's farther...

Today, I got the fingerboard smoothed and radiused. Then I attempted to start putting the frets in. I couldn't even get the first one to go in all the way. The slots were filed before the attempt but ...

@robin Well, "hardest" meaning the most strenuous. I know there are still plenty of opportunities to screw it up haha.

Here's an overdue progress update video: