NSJ
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2 years ago
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RE: Scratch build #2 with #3 coming soon.

@rathius seen a jackson guitars reel on insta earlier, they use a wire hook through a tuner hole and hang the neck through up. When I did mine ...

2 years ago
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RE: I just can't stop!

Not done much today but got the headstock sorted and the locking nut fitted.

2 years ago
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RE: I just can't stop!

Neck is now roughed out and done an initial radius of the fretboard, added a plate to the headstaock too, hopefully get that all shaped and to thickne...

2 years ago
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RE: I just can't stop!

Right, sorted the space for the spoke wheel and routed the end of the fretboard to to accomadate. And now the fretboard is glued and clamp...

2 years ago
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RE: Fingerboard moved during glue-up - can it be rescued?

@jamesbisset He said on the live he did on carving the neck. Initial facets are about a 3rd in at the heel then run the line down the neck with your f...

2 years ago
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RE: Fingerboard moved during glue-up - can it be rescued?

@jamesbisset That initial carve, instead of a 1/3 in on both sides, go in a 1/4 on one side and a 1/3 on the other. Or do a 1/3 in on each side at the...

2 years ago
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RE: I just can't stop!

Got a couple of bits done today, body sort of shaped, fretboard slotted, neck blank sorted and trussrod fitted. It's a spoke wheel trussrod though so ...

2 years ago
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RE: I just can't stop!

Anyway, today I stopped by a friends joinery shop, he handed me some yew wood which looked interesting I took the piece on the left and tr...

2 years ago
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RE: I just can't stop!

@russ restless idiot for punishment you say? 🤣 🤣

2 years ago
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RE: I told you I'm addicted!

Well that's that one sorted, plays nice, sounds great. Final build vid is up on youtube if anyone wants to hear how it sounds and get a be...

2 years ago
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RE: Robin's build #004

@robin I put mine in for crunchy stuff and take them out for chocolate, ice cream etc 🤣

2 years ago
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RE: I’m addicted too 😜

@boo You could hollow it out a bit then add some sort of top. Between gym sessions of course lol

2 years ago
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RE: Robin's build #004

@robin should've got him to take them all out! I had endless grief from mine since I was 5 or so lol

2 years ago
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RE: I’m addicted too 😜

Perfect to stick oak on and carve! 🤣

2 years ago
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RE: I told you I'm addicted!

Always a relief when it all lines up

2 years ago
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RE: I told you I'm addicted!

Bunch of thin coats of thinned down oil based polyurethane with sanding between various coats then onto microcystalline wax. I use a foam pad on the d...

2 years ago
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RE: Fingerboard moved during glue-up - can it be rescued?

@jamesbisset if a replacement fretboard isn't a problem then yeh, I'd go with getting it off even if it got ruined. With factory fretboards I've...

2 years ago
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