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

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...

@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...

I would see how things line up as in can you still make the neck to the shape you intended. I haven't had much luck separating titebond glued th...

@tv101 My secret is mighty sight glasses and pilot holes, if I use them I can get them super straight every time 🤣

@jamesbisset 13 - 16k is generally where I like with a bridge humbucker. I find wide variations though from muddy to superb singing clarity in that ra...