

Last seen: Jul 1, 2025
Ok I'm at a bit at a standstill while this stuff cures. Fret markers are the aluminium tubing again but filled with the epoxy, can't wait til it's cur...
@tv101 no, I've hit a long boring process where you have to wait and wait and wait lol. I forgot it wasn't sealed on the back to, made a right mess on...
@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 ...
Not done much today but got the headstock sorted and the locking nut fitted.
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...
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...
@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...
@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...
Happy birthday wide screen! 🤣
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 ...
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...
@russ restless idiot for punishment you say? 🤣 🤣
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...
@robin I put mine in for crunchy stuff and take them out for chocolate, ice cream etc 🤣
@boo You could hollow it out a bit then add some sort of top. Between gym sessions of course lol
@robin should've got him to take them all out! I had endless grief from mine since I was 5 or so lol
Perfect to stick oak on and carve! 🤣
Always a relief when it all lines up