Boo
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Joined: Nov 7, 2018
Last seen: May 21, 2025
Topics: 75 / Replies: 3799
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

I had a pop at the other neck today. I’ve blended the nut area into the headstock and rounded all the corners over with various grades of sandpaper. T...

3 years ago
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RE: Hello from Ayrshire, Scotland!

@roddy Good for you, glad you enjoyed your visit. Welcome to the forum and I look forward to seeing pictures of your design drawing and maybe of the b...

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

I’ve had a couple of days off from guitar making to move some more stuff out of the house but I couldn’t resist carving the nut area into the headstoc...

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

I’ve yet to carve them but I couldn’t resist offering them up to have a look how they might look. I like it so far.

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

I’ve still got a long way to go but these necks are starting to look good with their respective bodies. I’m going to use all gold hardware on both of ...

3 years ago
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RE: Patterns For Marks "Build an Electric Guitar" Course

@petejb Sounds like good advice to me. Thanks for the moral support. 👍

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

All glued, pinned and clamped. I’ll come back to this tomorrow.

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

Time to get the fretboard on. I always lightly clamp it in place first and make sure everything lines up and is in the right place. Then put my caul o...

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

Planed the fillet and a bit of scraping too. It’s very satisfying doing this bit.

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

Time to unclamp and plane this truss rod fillet down so I can glue this amazing fretboard on. This neck is going to look stunning.

3 years ago
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RE: Guitar Build #3

@bpower That looks great, nice and clean. You and your daughter have done good.

3 years ago
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RE: Guitar Build #3

@bpower It’s all part of it, you have to just suck it up sometimes and put it all down to experience. I think we have all had times like these, where ...

3 years ago
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RE: Spam Alert! It's hitting the fan! ** UPDATE**

@abbbbbotttt I think the best thing would be to email. 👍

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

I used an offcut from the fretboard to make a fillet to cover the truss rod. Waste not, want not.

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

Time to make a fretboard for the panga neck. I’m going to use this lovely piece of pale moon ebony, again using the Bagpress Fret Slotting Jig.

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

They are both looking good together.

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

Time to drill the panga and route the headstock to depth.

3 years ago
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RE: Patterns For Marks "Build an Electric Guitar" Course

@petejb Oh wow! I never learned any of this stuff but I’m really glad you have mentioned it. I didn’t do that well in school, my attention was all ove...

3 years ago
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RE: ?Luthier Jokes and Funny Stories?

@russ I have always been a guitarist and always will be. 😂

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

@russ Well, it could be but it’s going on a righty as a reverse headstock. It’s going on the purple and gold swirly body as my tribute to Jimi. I know...

3 years ago
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