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Topics: 31 / Replies: 516
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RE: What's that? Another one?

@koendb Cheers, I use a bowl and dish router bit. Sort of trace the outline of the inner horns on paper then draw a nice circular shape and finally cu...

2 years ago
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RE: What's that? Another one?

@boo this is me slowed down or it'd be finished by now! 🤣

2 years ago
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RE: What's that? Another one?

Today I g ot the round over done, cavity sorted and made the slot for the blade switch. Used the router dremmel attachment and a straight edge as ...

2 years ago
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RE: What's that? Another one?

Got the bridge mounting sorted as well as the string through holes, also the pickup cavities as there will be no pickguard as usual. Hoping my 1/2 inc...

2 years ago
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RE: I’m addicted too 😜

@boo were you using the double sided tape? I've been having a couple of issues with it and have gone back to good old superglue and masking tape for n...

2 years ago
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RE: Bored of Building Guitars?

@russ He has a unit in Maryton just outside Kirriemuir, you could go on the site and click the contact tab right down the bottom it gives you his phon...

2 years ago
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RE: Bored of Building Guitars?

@tyreman he's really sound too, very helpful.

2 years ago
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RE: Bored of Building Guitars?

Got a place local to me, modulus amplification, he does various kits including a plexi clone. Waiting on him modding it more to be able to fit a regul...

2 years ago
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RE: What's that? Another one?

Been a bit hectic here lately, getting a new car amongst other things but hey ho, back at it Neck carved using Marks super fast easy method whic...

2 years ago
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RE: Hello from Nampa Idaho USA

Welcome aboard you're new addiction lol. 6tpi 3/8ths here too

2 years ago
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RE: What's that? Another one?

Frets in, markers and side dots done, next up it's carving the neck and volute.

2 years ago
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RE: What's that? Another one?

@russ I actually started this one while waiting on stuff arriving for the last one, got all the scarf joint done, trussrod in, fretboard slotted and g...

2 years ago
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RE: New black limba build

@russ funny you should ask lol Finally uploaded today

2 years ago
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RE: What should I do with this?

Build more, worry less. That's my motto lol. Seriously though, I'd only be concerned if I was shipping it elsewhere in the world with extreme temps. ...

2 years ago
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RE: New black limba build

Well I got there in the end, plays really nice, looks really nice and sounds really nice. I'll call that a win.

2 years ago
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RE: New black limba build

Well I finally got the finish on, I cleaned up the fretboard etc but think I'll let it sit another day before assembly.

2 years ago
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RE: New black limba build

Well had a bit of finish issues, hard to see in the pic but I sanded through the polyurethane in areas creating light patches, anyway I sanded it all ...

2 years ago
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RE: Explorer (or maybe LP) with Floyd Rose

@steveh musiclily do a decent routing template, only thing missing is the recess for the floyd but that's not to hard to knock up. I'd recommen...

2 years ago
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RE: Fret Jig

Well you're cutting the standard fret slot where the nut goes anyway, the jig usually has it as one of the notches to line up so in theory that alread...

2 years ago
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