Boo
Boo
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Last seen: Jul 18, 2025
Topics: 75 / Replies: 3801
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@mattbeels Nice jig Matt. 😁✌️

4 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

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...

4 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

Test fit the neck. Perfect fit. 🤘😁🤘🎸

4 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

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

4 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

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

4 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

Just hanging around. Fretboard unclamped.

4 years ago
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut...

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

4 years ago
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut...

@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...

4 years ago
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4 years ago
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut...

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

4 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

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

4 years ago
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut...

@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.

4 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@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.

4 years ago
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut...

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

4 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@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...

4 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@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.

4 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

OK, fretboard on. No going back now.

4 years ago
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RE: Building a guitar for my long time friend Ab's 60th birthday

@marcel A very nice guitar indeed and well built too. I bet your friend is very happy with it, such a nice thing to do for someone.

4 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

This has probably been posted here before but I don’t care. This is my favourite song right now. 🤘😁🤘🎸

4 years ago
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RE: Hand planes

@tej It’s been fine for me. I’ve never checked the flatness of it and I’ve only sharpened the blade a couple of times all the time I’ve had it (about ...

4 years ago
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