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  1. CudBucket
    Thanks javacody. That's a Stanley I got at a local hardware store for $15.99. It worked great. I didn't use anything else to fret the neck but the hammer.
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    That's really beautiful.
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    I've got frets! Today I installed the frets. I haven't trimmed them yet but they look great. It couldn't have gone better for my first fret install. See the "Slotting The Fretboard" page for a bunch of pics. Thanks for looking! http://www.downinfrontht.com
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    I want to build the best guitar I can. And I guess that would be the best guitar in the world. Seriously though. I don't want to just build nice projects. I want them to be great. I aspire to that. I want to get to the point where my guitars are considered excellent instruments.
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    That's alota wood! The neck joint on the Kelly looks a little small no?
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    Excuse my ignorance but whats an AANJ?
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    I used the straight-edge MDF technique to make my templates.
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    I applaud your positive outlook on the problems you've had. I'd have jumped off the roof.
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    I just got my black 6-inline Sperzels and ordered two black Dimarzio Evolutions. I've also decided to route a rabet and do ebony binding. So, I'm going to give it a clear coat without any dyes and the black hardware will set it all off.
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    Amen.
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    Greg, thanks for sharing what you've learned. I'm not sure I'd stay away from the neck side scarf joint though. If a headstock laminate can provide enough strength to a headstock side scarf joint, then a fretboard, which is stiffer because it's thicker, can supply as much if not more strength to a neck side scarf. You could end up with the same problem on a headstock side scarf joint as well and then, you'd experience the same problem under the headstock laminate as you did under the fretboard. To be honest, I'm afraid of trying a scarf joint although, my next project (explorer, bolt on) will probably have one. Great project! Dave
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    Oh really? You started by telling the forum as a whole that we're jealous and can only dream of getting finishes like yours. And if you came here to "exchange" ideas, go ahead and exchange! Don't point us at the damn book! Tell us how you did what you did. Not pimping? You're "kiss off" post, which you claim is your last has your web address in it! Somehow, you're not appearing as very sincere. Dave
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    Hey Curtis, no sweat man. I didn't mean to imply your project wasn't anything less than excellent. I was in some guitar shops tonight and saw some RGs and Jems and your upper horn is closer to accurate than I thought. It's good work man. Dave
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    I test fitted the trem tonight. Seems OK but the rear cavity is a bit shallow. When I push the bar all the way down, the strings bottom out on the cavity floor. I'll have to route about 1/8" to fix that. www.downinfrontht.com
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    I think when you clear-coat it, it's going to look amazing.
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    You can make a template. I made a template by laying out ply-wood in the dimension I wanted and then routing out some MDF with the ply-wood template-template.
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    Well, if you're doing an RG, then I assume you'd want to copy the body correctly. Of course, there's nothing wrong with it the way it is. As far as the tuner is concerned, looks like the string will make it but the spacing will not match the other strings. I just think the attitude in the "crack" remark was unnecessary. If you don't wan't to get opinions, don't post your stuff. You may not want them, but if you post pics, you're gonna get them.
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    Just leave the prime minister of Malaysia alone!
  19. CudBucket
    Nice color! What kind of stain is that?
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    No cheap crack here. My eyes are good and your RG body is off. Plus your G string is going to rub on the B string tuner. Just say "No" to drugs.
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    Looks good. The upper cutaway looks a little too thick though. The lower one looks accurate.
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    Ok, but we can get more information on this site than in that book. Some of the folks on this site can write a book based on what they can teach us. Plus, this site is free. That's childish and untrue. Spend some time looking at the finishes achieved by members of this board. You'll see finishes that are a little more invovled than spraying some paint out of a can and buffing it out.
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    The neck will be laminated birdseye and walnut. Having built a bolt on, I think that a neck through would be easier because there's no neck pocket to cut and align. I've done this one like this because I had the wood for it. I don't have the proper sized stock for a neck through.
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    I noticed that too. In fact the cover pieces were darker before I sanded them. It doesn't seem to take much sanding to get the color back.
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    Looks nice. It looks like you've tapered your neck-thru piece. Is that right? If so, how'd ya do it? Thanks. Dave
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