Routed for the string ferrule block and installed the bridge to double check the alignment.

Got the neck heal sorted today.

@russ Yep, first time used in anger Russ. It’s rather good, I’m really impressed @darrenking.

@mattbeels Nice jig Matt. 😁✌️

I know the action is a bit too high right now but I’ve got about 12mm or so to take off the bottom of the neck heal to bring it down to the correct de...

Test fit the neck. Perfect fit. 🤘😁🤘🎸

Here we go, the first proper use of the No-more-sloppy-neck-pocket-o-matic It’s marvellous.

Time for some bodywork. I used this jig to take a measurement from the neck, I can now transfer it to the body.

Just hanging around. Fretboard unclamped.

@jonhodgson Yeah I watched that video recently too, very cool idea, I’ll be making one. 👍

@tej Not to worry, you’ll just have to either put a laminate over it (front and back or paint it. Either way you’ll have to plug the holes and redrill...

My favourite cover song of the day.

@tej I have one of these hammers too, they do the job nicely.

@tej As @russ said you can never have too many clamps. 🤣

@tej These are decent and will last. Cheap ones are crap, they don’t last and will just frustrate you. This is quite reasonable actually.

@russ I wish I’d bought more now but now I know these are good, I’ll get more next time they have a deal on. I do want some of those cam clamps next.

Looking good @tej how long are you leaving the tenon?

@russ Yep, I can’t fault them, I use them for everything now. Most of my old plastic clamps have broken, Aldi and Lidl. Cheap crappy clamps are defini...

@tv101 Yeah, it’s a very nice piece of Ebony from Mark, I love the grain. Yep, it’s the only bit of the guitar that won’t have paint on it.

OK, fretboard on. No going back now.