@tej 40mm is fine it’s actually easier with a small plane

@tej Ive made a very rough sketch of how I would estimate the finished taper in wood. Hope you can understand it. Lay a ruler as shown from the tape...

@tej Ive made lots of shims by hand, it’s not that hard. Start with a piece that’s longer and thicker than you need and clamp it to the bench. Then ...

@tej Even with the fretboard overhang and pick guard covering thing I would still try and fill any gaps in the joint, or the string tension will be ...

@tv101 Thought of you as soon as I spotted this

@tej Good luck I’m sure you will get some other opinions

@tej Are you thinking of raising the whole neck with a flat shim or changing the neck angle with an angle shim. If it’s a flat shim then you could a...

Very nice work on the logo, it’s good to see work like that being done by hand and not using CNC. Also like the fretboard as it’s the way I started ma...

@boo Love the video. You can always rely on a Aussie to tell it like it is. Interesting point you made about paint being too wet and causing problem...

@boo Autocorrect is beating me again it was supposed to read un heated

@russ I think that plastic cases will be fine with silica gel if you’ve got it. I’ve been storing mine like that for years and don’t have any proble...

@boo I don’t feel so bad now I know that even professional painters get crazy paving sometimes. It happened to me during the summer when I was givin...

@russ Silica gel is good in an enclosed space. I don’t keep original boxes as they are only bits of cardboard and I don’t see the point of being pre...

@darrenking Ive never built a bass but I was doing research for a friend who wants to create a replica Fender Music Master bass that was his first o...

@russ I work in my garage and don’t have any heating. Sometimes I plug in a dehumidifier to clear the damp.

@russ Your work space is looking good but you have picked the hardest time of year to start.

@tej Looks like you’ve had a life time supply of bad luck all in one build. This should mean that your next ones will go with no problems.

@tej Good job I’m glad that it worked for you. Being able to fix mistakes as they happen gives a lot more confidence when building. I always do a dr...

@wayne_f Good video thanks for sharing it with us. I’ve had that fret problem in the past where it goes down on one side. Could it be that the barbe...

@tej It looks super. When you listed all the “mistakes” in various posts I was expecting a disaster.