NSJ
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Topics: 31 / Replies: 516
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RE: Another one

Just waiting on strings now, hopefully turn up tomorrow

2 years ago
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RE: Eliminate Jack Socket Anxiety (Jack Socket Routing Jig)

I've either clamped the body to my drill press table, did the 12mm hole then a bowl and dish to make a recess. The most recent I went straight in with...

2 years ago
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RE: Another one

I sanded the whole guitar back and applied more thinned down polyurethane, couple of coats. Now I'll wait a day or two and apply the microcrystaline w...

2 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

@boo my mate can play like that, he's really annoying lol

2 years ago
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RE: Another one

Well. I got my bridge holes all sorted, sanded the body to 320 and now put the first coat of finish on the top, amber tinted polyurethane thinned down...

2 years ago
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RE: Another one

Ooooh my first set neck is now glued and clamped! Better look up proper bridge position for a TOM next so I can get the post holes all drilled once th...

2 years ago
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RE: Another one

Right, fretwork and markers all sorted. Now it's close to gluing in the neck. First I'll clamp it and check I have the height for the bridge though, t...

2 years ago
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RE: At it again #3

@swepri it's a bit nervy but I just followed Marks vid and it came out great! Gave me a right buzz! I've got a stack of ebony boards, takes a right...

2 years ago
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RE: Another one

@robin definitely buddy, I don't freak out as much now, just think of a possible solution and get on with it

2 years ago
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RE: Another one

Well today was different, I was doing my recessed controls but tried to be a bit clever and paid the price lol The bit caught the wood and had a...

2 years ago
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RE: At it again #3

Ooh nice, when watching Mark doing the carve he only marked about a 1/4 inch, 6mm or so so don't need it to thick. I'd imagine walnut would be nice to...

2 years ago
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RE: Another one

@tv101 mate used to work for carpenter oak in Scotland doing that very job, he travelled all over.

2 years ago
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RE: Another one

Well today was carve day, oak is really really hard! Anyway I got there in the end and also did the access carve, did it on the bobbin sander an...

2 years ago
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RE: Another one

Well I used the superglue and masking tape method again, this time to hold the neck into the body while I routered the neck pickup cavity. Done the br...

2 years ago
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RE: Another one

@russ hehe I've seen Mark on about it in his lives and the look on hios face at the mention of superglue and masking tape! I might get some eve...

2 years ago
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RE: Neck Ferrules ???

@timc Tbh I don't see why not, you're not needing to self tap, using it more like a bolt as it were. And yeh, comfort carve for sure. I do it to a...

2 years ago
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RE: Another one

Got sorting the neck more or less done today, fretboard radiused, neck carved including volute, headstock shaped and tuner holes drilled.

2 years ago
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RE: Neck Ferrules ???

@timc You can buy different length screws, personally I use the 38mm ones with the ferrules. I get mine from axesrus in the UK but I think you should ...

2 years ago
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RE: Another one

Neck kinda thicknessed and gluing on wings for the headstock. Maybe tomorrow I'll get the neck carved

2 years ago
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RE: Another one

Got a good bit of the neck cut out, sorted the heel, done the neck pocket and planed the angle into the heel for the tom bridge. And got the ash...

2 years ago
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