Last seen: Jul 12, 2025
WOW - Amazing to see what is possible... THANKS John !!
You will have to decide whether there will enough 'meat' left to re-crown and polish the frets after leveling - often they are not as bad as they seem...
No...this will make it worse Yes! If you need to get them out you can heat them gently with a soldering iron until the glue lets go. I've also used ep...
@jmcmi93888 hmm....maybe you were not signed in....seems to be working now ?
@herb It depends on the exact product used - you should do a test! ?
Very Carefully... ? Mask up the fretboard as normal then: add another strip down the sides and across the ends to keep the color coat off the rosewoo...
@jmcmi93888 OMG I'm gagging to see pics! Did you see this John?
The cutter will always be unguarded with this application no? Ah... i see that it hides within the donut thingy. The cutter will inevitably have to pr...
Hi The router should be able to move freely up and down to follow the shape of the back - on my binding jig it moves smoothly on a linear bearing - th...
A bandsaw with 80mm Depth of cut is great for a starter - I made my first 60 guitars with a similar one as seen here: Looking foward to making a star...
Not bad for a first try! You could sand the thinner edge of the fretboard to regain symmetry...(along the flat side)
Looks GREAT! 1.5mm to 2mm is ideal thickness for a Rosette
Looks great! Practice on scrap... Proceed with care - take small passes... You will still need to do some work by hand after gluing - see here: and h...
Just posted 'How to make a Thru neck Electric Guitar' I'll mark this Q as closed - let me know if that is not the case 🙂 Cheers Herb
Sounds perfect Herb - I took some video of the process during the last course - Will try to edit/upload something ASAP.
Perhaps the height of the fretboard alone isn't sufficient? Yes Herb - you have answered your own question! ? On a Strat (or any other bolt on neck) ...
Lets not get too stuck up in this... ? I use: Titebond - most jobsWhite glue - anything that might need disassembled in future (acoustic guitars Nec...