Very small update. Unfortunately I haven't been doing much work on this in the past couple weeks, which really sucks. I was hoping to have it approaching the finish line by this time. I've been waiting for my Abalone to come in for the inlay! I want to do the inlay before attaching the fretboard to the neck just because I haven't done inlay before and if I were to put the fretboard on, then inlay and mess up it would be much harder to correct. I could do some of the body work, but I'd just like to have the neck done first before I go there.
Anyways, pics.
Truss Rod installed
I made a little mod to my fret slotting miter box. Works alot better now.
Headstock veneer glued.
An awful picture and a sneak peak of Build #3.
Practicing inlay.
Inlay glued in with epoxy + maple dust.
How my very first inlay came out. Not very good, but I know how to do better next time.
However I have a question for anyone who might know. I know that the best way to not see any filler/glue in an inlay is to route it more accurately. I used to big of a bit on some of it while routing and will be doing that differently, but I'm just curious why it's all grey in the gaps. I used epoxy and maple dust. What's the best way to get the glue to blend in well with the fretboard color? More maple dust?
Thanks!
Also thanks for the replies on the fretboard issue and the crack issue. The crack was caused by my clamping cause I was dumb and didn't use a caul over top of my chambers. Live you learn though. And the fretboard, I just made a new one. The old one was used for inlay practice and will also be used for a truss rod cover or 10.