

Last seen: Jun 4, 2025
@rathius I was thinking like a tree, dragon etc. Could fill with resin, getting the hang of that now. The secret is a tiny amount of pigment, then you...
@rathius A dark wood headstock plate is perfect for hiding everything though! Superglue and sawdust, brilliant on the likes of ebony or that. I...
Frets in, side dots in, fret ends filled and the main neck carve is done. Next up will be some headstock work I think
@liebe looking good, the osmo poly x stuff it brilliant imo, bought some not long ago to try out and very happy with the results. I don't see i...
@rathius I've got the neje 3 plus, have been thinking about doing a full on fretboard job but so far just use it for the headstock logo. I leave the p...
Yeh he's a proper nosey git lol Anyway, board radiused to 12 and got the fret markers in
@boo it would take an awful lot of soldering to get any harm from the lead, not nearly big enough amounts. It's like a lot of things, 2k spray etc, th...
@boo Heat the item, add the solder lol. And use leaded, that lead free stuff is naff, I can do everything with a simple 30 watt iron using leaded stuf...
Got the trussrod slot routed, headstock angle done and fretboard glued and clamped. I like cutting the headstock angle wide of the line with the bands...
Dear Mark, don't cut 26 fret slots on my bass fretboard, it just confuses me 🤣 Anyway, fretboard from Mark and Carol arrived so I can crack on ...
So it's defo gonna be a tele!
@boo mahogany body with yew top. I look for the really gnarly bits then saw them in half wirh my little old bandsaw.
Yes buddy, the retainer bar for the strings to be exact. I have to remove the retainer bar to remove the cover to get access to the trussrod. Lesson l...
I do my heel about 20mm deep, measured from bottom of fretboard. I've done pockets 65mm and longer, no issues so far. When doing the pocket for the ne...
Not gonna lie, I'd love to do something like that! I might just buy some rope and hope for the best lol
Well I'm still here waiting on the fretboard showing up! In the meantime I thought I'd get on with the top for the bass. Sanded it all back and gave i...
@russ will be, waiting on the fretboard and truss rod to do more filming first
@russ cracking job buddy