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RE: Bound neck question

@rathius you have to dribble it into the slot before banging the fret in, you can use wood glue like titebond original too, cleans up with a damp clot...

2 years ago
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RE: Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch

@kalimar I like routing the trussrod channel while the blank is still squared, I use a fence on my router to follow the edge of the blank. Then...

2 years ago
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RE: New black limba build

Ok so I got new binding, going with an ivory as I think it'll look great with the black limba. I'll choose some other pickups. Did my first ever 12t...

2 years ago
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RE: New black limba build

New bindind arrived today, it's to white, so now I have two that don't match the pickups lol. Anyway ordered another, 3rd time lucky hopefully. ...

2 years ago
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RE: New black limba build

Turns out the binding is to yelllow when you get it in good light but I have more browny coloured cream binding on the way which should match the pick...

2 years ago
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RE: Ever get the feeling that a build is cursed?

@rathius I use regular car matt 1k, so simple, dry sand very lightly after to remove any overspray or that but there's none of this wet sanding or pol...

2 years ago
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RE: Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch

@kalimar old maple and mahogany floor boards make nice necks, just trim off the nail holes. For the body any hardwood will do really, just need to be ...

2 years ago
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RE: Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch

@kalimar Over as laminate, it's about 1.5mm thick or so but I like to match the face of the headstock to the body wood.

2 years ago
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RE: Ever get the feeling that a build is cursed?

Got enough thickness to take the top of the neck down? Remember to include the fretboard thickness. Like if you want 21mm at the first and your board ...

2 years ago
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RE: Headstock angle jig

@kalimar Totally finet, usually about 7 minimum, my headstocks are usually 7 - 10 or so and all work perfect without string trees. There's no exact r...

2 years ago
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RE: Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch

I often stick scraps together to make bigger pieces for cavity covers and headstock plates like this one.

2 years ago
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RE: New black limba build

Due to taking the lady shopping today I didn't get a lot done. My binding showed up though and looks a pretty good match to my pickups. Also my new bi...

2 years ago
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RE: New black limba build

Did some of the cutting out of the inner horns and planed the fretboard sides to make room for binding, so far so good.

2 years ago
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RE: At it again #3

@swepri I find getting the drills to go exactly where you want them can be a bit of a fight lol. Small bits with the hand drill aren't so bad, you jus...

2 years ago
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RE: New black limba build

Little bit more work today, did the slot for the pickup wiring so when I rout out the pickup cavities the channel will appear. I cut a lot of excess o...

2 years ago
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RE: New black limba build

Well today I finally made a start, worked everything out then got the truss rod slot sorted, fretboard pinned and headstock angle. Need to wait on bin...

2 years ago
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RE: New black limba build

@russ all stable, only ever had one where the neck warped and that was a very expensive piece of birds eye maple! Yet if I've used old floorboards etc...

2 years ago
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RE: Build #3 (another original design)

@rathius I sat a 12 radius block on a 16 radius board, the gap was les than 0.2mm! Took me by surprise, there's so little in it. I do 12, 14 and 16 th...

2 years ago
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RE: How to Make a Thru Neck Electric Guitar

100% do all the fretwork first! It's a pain where the sun don't shine trying to do the upper frets after lol. And a 100% don't forget the pickup...

2 years ago
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