Levi79

Yeah dude. I just decided filling it with straight epoxy was the way to go. It turned out pretty good I think. Got the fretboard on and the neck all trimmed now. I'm going to do an update Saturday before I leave on holidays.

That's a really cool shape!

Man that's nice.

After tonnes of time in practice, guess what I did?

Inlay material

Inlay cut out

Last practice route. Time to go onto the real fretboard.

Actual fretboard with the inlay. Pretty damn snug fit. now to glue it in. Pretty proud of that.

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.

Looking very nice. Where did you get those bolts and inserts from?

Man those tops are awesome. These builds are sweet!

Great build man! Great little paint booth too! I might have to do something like that!

That's an awesome shape man!

I have yet another question guys. There's a small crack in the Rosewood top, what's the best glue to fill it up? Just normal wood glue? I just want to be sure it takes the danish oil well after. Thanks for all the help!

Woiw dude. This came out incredible!

That looks pretty tasty dude.

I definitely said "oh my god." out loud as soon as I saw that top haha. Nice build dude.

Wow dude! Beautiful guitar!

This thread makes me feel super super young I'm 17. My dad always worked with my brothers on cars and stuff, but I've never held any interest in that. He's a carpenter and I never had any interest in woodworking or guitar building until quite recently. I just graduated high school and never took woodhsop. Biiiiig mistake.

After having some interest in building for a year or two I decided to take the plunge and start my first build this January. He didn't know how to build guitars, but he knew woodworking so all the major woodworking stuff was done in his shop at the hospital he works at and I did all the other stuff at home. Since starting that I've been buying tools and now I have a little workshop of my own in the garage. That build came out pretty decent and now I have the bug. Building guitars would probably still just be an idea if he didn't help me get started.

Man. Dat blue!

Man this is great. Giving me ideas.

Glueing and resawing could only cause problem with subsequent fretting as "glued" wood works perhaps differently to raw wood, although in all honesty I would still re-use. At the very least you learn something rather than ditching a likely fine piece of material. Whether you learn something from it using it as an inlay dog or whatever make sure it serves some good positive purpose.

I'm probably just going to throw it in the garbage to be honest....

Jokes. I'll be using it for inlay practice and even after that it'll see some use. I've only built one guitar and I've already utilized my scraps for a few things. I've made picks, truss rod covers, pipes and a pick bowl with the scraps from this build and my last already. Doing little projects with the scraps is almost as fun as building the actual guitars haha.

Wow dude. Great build! Some really cool ideas, awesome shapes, awesome inlays and clean work!

Awesome looking build dude! Stoked to see the finished product.

I vote for new board. Maple isn't that expensive and you can call the loss a learning experience.

hang the bad one up to remind you of the pain. it'll keep you from doing it again.

I just see the time and effort of repairing an unattached board to be futile. Slap a good one on the first time around.

says me.

I was just thinking something similar to this. I could use this board as inlaying practice since it's something that I've never done before. And this piece of maple was like $4 or so. I think I'm gonna go this route. Thanks for the replies guys!

It might be a good idea to look at the slotting mechanism of your slotting box to see how the blade is deflecting. It could be excessive force when sawing....I run my teeth through a candle so it slips like butter. if the slot is too wide you might do well to make it either adjustable or just narrower.

I ended up not using my box. I did a little bit of redesigning to it though an will be using it the second time around.

So should I just glue the veneer in with normal wood glue?

Glue veneer and resaw. Waste is not acceptable. Think of the children.

I was going to say that will look ugly, but it'd be covered by binding. This is a great point. Especially since I've already tapered it. What kind of glue would you recommend? Should I mix the glue with some maple dust?

Anybody else got any input here? I don't doubt you at all, but a second opinion always helps.

I noticed that some of my fret slots are kind of crooked... There's going to be binding on the side of the board so you won't see the slightly crooked slots, but I'm curious if this could cause fretting problems. I am totally fine with scrapping this board and making another one if necessary. This piece cost me like $5 so it's really not a big deal. However if it won't cause any issues then I'll just use this one. I'd say the worst on is like 4 degrees angled. I want to make this guitar the best it can be. Here's some pics.

What do you guys think? Scrap this board?