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Topics: 31 / Replies: 518
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RE: Neck warped

New radius beam is great! I'm almost done and it's only taken minutes And just like in Mark's build a guitar video it's taking out high sp...

2 years ago
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RE: New build

@tv101 in my case it's age and cold lol

2 years ago
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RE: New build

@tv101 neck through lad, big gluing area lol Cut out the template today, laid it all out. I'm going to print another copy of the body and estab...

2 years ago
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RE: New build

After a bit of measuring and decision making I decided to shift the truss rod a bit further forward to allow more room for the body. Also going to mod...

2 years ago
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RE: New build

Today I actually did something, got the truss rod slot routed and cut out for the spoke wheel. (Did all the neck blank etc last year and it's up on my...

2 years ago
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RE: New build

@russ if I can do it you can do it! Lol Open with adobe reader, it's free. Select print and when the box comes up just select poster and you'll see ...

2 years ago
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RE: Bass Building

@tv101 if only I could buy them sharp! No such luck lol

2 years ago
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RE: New wood

@tv101 hindsight is fantastic though isn't it? So useful! NOT! Lol

2 years ago
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RE: New build

@tv101 I do that for a lot of marking out, belly carves etc lol

2 years ago
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RE: Bass Building

@koendb love nice old hand planes, last year I started with none but by the end of the year I had over 10 lol

2 years ago
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RE: New wood

@tv101 diseased is best, the more the better! That's where you get all the cool stuff. Another is a burl, they look amazing! This is an elm bur...

2 years ago
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RE: New build

@russ cheers but no buddy, I couldn't draw that. I downloaded a free template from the electric herald templates Then printed using adobe reader...

2 years ago
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RE: Bass Building

Nice work on the build @Clinton, I need to find out how to open the vids in youtube though, I just can't get them to play nicely on the site for some ...

2 years ago
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RE: Bass Building

@russ I've got a grany tooth plane, just need the blades lol

2 years ago
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RE: Evening all

I use a handplane to sort the edges of the board, need one good side then work from it. Centre doesn't have to be exact centre of the board as there's...

2 years ago
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RE: Question about headstock veneer

I add it towards the end, sometimes thin the headstock and sometimes don't, depends on the tuners and how long the posts are. Often I'll add it and le...

2 years ago
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RE: Fretboards

No it's pretty horrible stuff, I hate it! 🤣 It's mad stuff, changes colour depending on the light

2 years ago
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RE: Evening all

@tv101 as long as I avoid putting them through my thickness planer! 🤣

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