JOAMdude

thanks for help!

since OFR nut's have a radius of 10" and my fretboard is going to be around 14' or 16', is there a way that i can compensate for this or adjust the action for the individual strings? Basically would a OFR work on a 14" fretboard. cuz jackson does that with high end models and still keep that flat jackson feel so..... how? how do they do it? with custom nuts? thanks for the help

hrrmmm, ok ill do that too. also if the OFR was recessed and i had a thick fretboard,w ould that also help? Is there a way for the strings to be absolutely parallel with the fretboard? i mean i know that every guitar i've played the action is higher towards the 12th fret and also wider but just a question. thanks for the warning!

this is the exact finish im going for http://beatstreetmusic.com/images/NJCMGNM_1.jpg so i would prep the wood, use danish oil, seal, then clear coat?

for getting a plain semi-glossy clear coat does one just fill the grain and then run some clear coats over that? (ov course after sanding the body down) also, when sanding should i dampen it to raise the grain? Thanks -JOhn

Is an OFR non recessed a bridge that is good for a guitar without a neck angle? See im not really sure on how thick the fretboard is going to be. I'll measure my own tonight to kinda gett a feel for it, but in general would an OFR be OK for a flat neck-to-body

yes

im sorry what was 3 replying to? the jointing thing? i just saw someone say it around here and wondered

Hi guys I am planning on building my first guitar. It will have mahogany sides with a maple neck-thru (it's ok that im using mahogany on my first time because my uncle builds boats so all of that is covered). Also planning on OFR with locking nut humbuckers 25.5 scale length 24 frets you know (oh and no inlays). I just have a few questions. I have been to the thread about what mistakes not to make and yeah all good advice thanks guys But is there anything that i really should watch out for other than being careful about 1. Fret slotting 2. OFR routing 3. Body shape? also does one cut out the wings of the guitar and then glue it all together? or does one glue ALL the wood together and then put in truss rod/route shape/ shape neck+yadayadayada and i saw the routing templates on stewmac for the OFR but i noticed it didn't really help in the way of depth and it said that they were made for guitars with standard fender tremolos so can anyone recommend reliable routing templates for that stuff? i ordered the template and am waiting for that and have the mahogany but is there another place then stewmac to buy maple QUARTERSAWN blanks? thanks for all the help in the future -John EDIT- what does it mean to joint the body pieces before gluing and clamping?

what does it mean to joint something?

yeah this info would be really helpful to me as well