@tv101 the thing that gets me is a compound radius, they're often 12 to 16 but there's so little in it it seems a bit pointless. I think between a 7.5...

@robin a tighter radius is meant to be more comfortable for chords but if bending a string doing solos the string can choke out because you're pushing...

@tv101 Using it or a router table your fingers are going to get reasonably close, you have to use a bit of common sense so if the wood catches your fi...

@tv101 I've got a bosch, some makita clone and a ferrex from aldi, the ferrex thing is a sweet tool. so smooth and fairly quiet. Bosch is great with t...

@tv101 That looks like a cracker of a tool, if I didn't have 3 already I'd consider it but I'm routered out my nut lol

@tv101 here's a free les paul template, very easy to print off. Just select the body then you can check it against yours for size. I thin...

@tv101 all the bits were in bags in a box but at some point I'd taken the trem out to check alignment with the new neck and that's when it must've fal...

@koendb ordered last night as soon as I knew it was lost! Still curious as to where exactly the missing one is lol

Carve through the top and let the body wood show? Could almost make it look a bit like a binding maybe. But yeh, I was going over my early build...

Was reassebling this fella with it's lovely new neck Then I noticed this! I know it's in my little room somewhere but the plac...

Today I got on with the neck carve and headsatock refining and of course the volute. Followed Marks method this time, soooo much easier. I've always u...

Spot of radiusing this afternoon, only took 20 - 30 minutes with the lovely long beam and 80 grit.

@tv101 bet his cakes are awful 🤣

Got a bit more done today, headstock all shaped And a lot of the neck shape roughed out, carving the back and radiusing the board next I t...

Meant to say too that my new file arrived, I have a couple of iwasaki, shinto etc but liked the look of the Mark Bailey special! I'll be trying it out...

Got the pieces all planed so they line up nice And got a lot of the excess chopped off the neck section, glued a couple of extra bits on to fit th...

Used a bit of amber stain mixed with the thinned down polyurethane, just enough to make it pop

Operation new neck is almost done, a bit of finish sanding then onto the actual finish. Abalone fret markers, hosco glow in the dark side dots. Got th...