

Last seen: Mar 13, 2025
Hi Sean, UF = Urea Formaldehyde Itās available as a liquid resin/powder hardener, liquid resin/liquid hardener and also a one shot powder that you...
š š š thanks guys, Iām feeling the love!
Hi Sean, ideally you should have lay up that is symmetrical so that the glue lines are equally spaced on, and on either side of the centre line (of ...
Hi Sean, Iām pretty sure that there is a section of video in the laminating masterclass I filmed with Mark where I demonstrate the method used. If y...
Aināt that just the truth!! 𤣠𤣠š¤£
How about removing the frets and then stinging the guitar for a while, under high tension if necessary. You could then refit frets with thinner tangs ...
@koenbe, you are clearly on a roll! I bet youāre not getting much real work done! Great job and Iām sure youāll love it when you get to string it up...
I am really not in a position to ācorrectā anyone and I think weāll all find that the longer we stick around, the fewer examples of right or wrong ans...
Think of it like this: The fret board will exert a similar force on the neck to that which you are exerting to press it flat. If you can do this easil...
Looks perfect. It is always worth checking with the manufacturer though, that a product such as this can be used as a structural adhesive as it may ha...
Hi @boo I seem to remember the original Araldite as being a fairly viscous creamy/yellow colour and this might suggest that it is/was an acrylic based...
A straight longitudinal crack in a dark, stripy wood is going to be VERY difficult to spot afterwards if you follow the advice already given, and it w...
So not traditional X bracing then?!!
I am not sure that I would recommend doing this as the fretboard is such a key, structural, part of the neck (even though it is in compression once th...
When something similar happened to me I used the damaged fretboard to repair the mistakes I made in the next one! 𤣠𤣠𤣠Seriously though, you have ...
Hi @bpower, Firstly, you really want to have the stripes up the middle, it is so much prettier that way. Secondly, if you are going to have a go a...
Hi @mario, If it were me, and I had only just started working on the fretboard, I think I would decide to start again. It will be almost impossible ...
Hi @koendb, You definitely don't need to fill these gaps. Great looking guitar, you're doing a fantastic job! Cheers Darren
Hi Tej, The maximum width is 75mm so you should be fine. Cheers Darren