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Topics: 37 / Replies: 429
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@boo I don’t see why not, should look good. With regard to size look at how wide your fret wire is and what gap you have on 21st and 23rd fret (if you...

4 years ago
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RE: Hand planes

@russ I know but they’re all just down to carelessness, never worked on wood that mattered before so a little frustrated at myself, as you say though ...

4 years ago
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RE: Hand planes

So today led to a few issues, all of them user error, none of which I made on the test run! 1. Didn’t tighten the depth stop and noticed too late so...

4 years ago
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RE: Hand planes

@boo I went with a Stanley one, very much sounds like a huge drop in quality. A lot of reviews stating how much better their old ones from grandad are...

4 years ago
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut...

Opted to do a test on scrap, now have half a beautiful pine neck. It’ll be on eBay soon, don’t all rush at once. 20mm is a little tight so gonna add a...

4 years ago
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut...

Here we go 🙂 This is the truss rod I have which gets quite big at one end: @markbailey, or anyone else for that matter! The video lesson says that...

4 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@boo yeah but it’d look awesome until manhandled though 🙂

4 years ago
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RE: New Electric BUild

@tv101 where I find Iron Gear let themselves down is you can’t compare their own pickups to each other. A lot of the sound clips are different music b...

4 years ago
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RE: Custom Logos!

@markbailey thanks for that, do you know of any non-spray finishes that work well over them? Given the economy of scale clearly A3 is best “value” whi...

4 years ago
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RE: Inlays/marquetry

@rocknroller912 makes sense, I can’t say it’s one of the bits of the Build I’m looking forward to honestly. Mostly when I’ve used the stuff whatever i...

4 years ago
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut...

@mattbeels I’ve no idea it just wasn’t clear! I’ll watch that video though as there are a few types I’ve seen that I’m curious about.

4 years ago
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RE: Inlays/marquetry

@rocknroller912 frets, not ferrets. Edit function!?!?!?

4 years ago
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RE: Inlays/marquetry

@rocknroller912 so the way the lesson shows putting frets in seemed to involve dropping superglue down until the gap is filled, surely white/yellow gl...

4 years ago
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RE: Hello from York UK.

@mattbeels it’s fine, suppose it’s ok for someone else asks questions too 😛

4 years ago
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RE: Inlays/marquetry

@rocknroller912 I’ve seen the super glue accelerator used by various people along with liberal use of superglue for inlays and frets. I’m presuming th...

4 years ago
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RE: Inlays/marquetry

@rocknroller912 thank you, so much to learn!

4 years ago
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RE: Fret pullers and other animals

@rocknroller912 got consigned to the tip with the Aldi doom router as they just chipped. Have you got a link to said video?

4 years ago
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RE: Fret pullers and other animals

@jonhodgson @rocknroller912 Thanks guys, appreciate the guidance, clearly need to take more care next time I do similar 🙂 It didn’t help only having a...

4 years ago
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