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Not at all matey. Can you advise specifically what i did that was unsafe and how you'd recommend i do it in future? I've taken the point about making multiple shallower passes. Are you suggesting that starting it up within the pre-drilled hole was a bad idea too in-case it moved and bit in? If you can be specific I'll see if i can trim it without re-uploading. Its a damn shame they took away the annotation feature really. You've given me an idea actually.. I think you tube has the ability to insert "cards" at the beginning and end of videos. I think it would allow me to stick a warning at the start of my previously uploaded and future vids advising that i don't know what I'm dong etc. I have stated this before in past vids but it is prob worth mentioning in every video on principle.

i feel I'm going to end up screaming power in a Jeremy Clarkson voice and lobbing it off without measuring

Lol... Well.. the music is just from youtubes royalty free library so its fairly limited, but i do try and pick the best jams lol. I keep meaning to record my own background music I just haven't got around to it yet.

cheers all, I'll reply in a one'r. Comments on either platform is fine, whatever s best for you and i like to stay active on both. I think if push comes to shove comments on youtube help boost the channel but either's fine with me. Yes I've heard Weng-eh wengay, wenje.. happy to take a vote =). Ash.. Whats the danger? Genuine question.. Is there danger it will catch and veer off? I'm not sure I am overthinking based on your suggestions.. My blank is only thick enough to just allow 10 degrees, and just hit 1cm thickness at the tip... Only thing keeping me assured is I'm thinking i can add veneers if i have to.. and i guess strictly speaking i don't need the full thickness.past the furthest tuners from the nut. I'm not sure what the do's and don'ts are in terms of if i should sacrifice yet more angle in favour of thickness or ride the knive edge between 1cm and 10 degrees.. If push came to shove string trees would fix a shallow angle but veneers would fix thickness... Decisions decisions.. Yeah I'd much prefer the table saw but my cross cut fence only goes to 30 degrees. I thought about trying to utilise a wedge in some way to jig it but I'm not so sure.. Suggestions anyone?

Latest vid is up. I'm at the scary bits now

Hi all. Normally im not to precious about scratches and dings on guitars but i got a 2nd hand epiphone dot in black / ebony, and it has some really bad scuffed up areas on the top i'd like to improve. I tried some turtlewax red rubbing compound applied by hand. which helped a little bit with the scuffs but there are much deeper scratches this is not going to shift. I'm assuming cautious use of wet and dry is the way to go? can anyone suggest what grits to use? or another method entirely? Cheers. Dave

cheers. Ignore my comment about uk delivery. its because i had a pickup location selected as my default delivery address

Thanks. that says 440 not 480mm tho? also not delivering to uk apparently?

Er.. yes i think so. The Sycamore cap and the recent lamination peices came from timberlane. as did some banding and pearl i prob wont use in this build. The wenge, palm and possibly my first fretboard came from the other exotic hardwoods site. I think the palm was in the clearance section as an odity. Its unusual to get as big a peice as i did. I did buy those peices about a year ago though. Latest vid is up by the way.

Hi there. I'm currently engaged in my first build and am looking to buy a dual action truss rod but am not really femilliar with the finer points of what to look out for so would appreciate some help. Its a PRS style guitar. The plans state the truss rod is: (see attached) I'm not especially fussed about remaining tru to the exact PRS spec but more so would just like directed to something cheap and functional that can be installed with minimal headaches. Incidentally I also need to think about purchasing some machine heads from a reputable source. I was thinking wilkinsons from thomann but open to suggestions.

Is that a prs style faux binding? what technique did you use to acheive that? Just a thought but if the question is keeping oil off the edge of a the fretboard while oiling the neck. Would perhaps brushing on liquid wax or similar maybe do the job of stoping the oil penetrating?

I did my first fret level on a n epiphone the other day. The leveling bit i really didnt find too bad at all. it was the crowning process that was a heartstopper, and i pretty much gave up on trying to dress the ends

Yes.. I've been pondering that for a little while. Only problem is as i've thinned out the walls of the body below the gluing surface i dont think i'd have enough surface area left to lgue to if i did that now ?

OOft.. I like ths one. Deffinatley the kind of thing i aspire to

The Bass

I know a pink floyd PRS doesnt make much sense but 2 things i love.. so why not... C&C welcome.

Awh.. thats very kind thank you.. Yes I feel im starting to find my feet with the video making stuff now. The dilemma is i find the earlier vids i posted quite woeful but dont really drop them as they are part of the build as a whole. I'm in 2 minds about dropping the earlier vids about the fretboard in the mindset that i might start from scratch again with the fretboard.

I would agree, I'm having a love afair with the angle grinder myself. Unfortunatley i cant get in to the area im talking about carving with it. I've just ordered some flap disks for the dremel. Hopefully they will acheive a similar end

Cheers matey, Yes even with a bit of a sharpen those silverline gouges seem rubbish. Though to be fair asking most to cut wenge is a bit of a tall order.> The main thing i wanted them for was as follows: In my latest vid you can see I thinned the walls of the body using a rebate bit in several steps. I really wanted to go arround with a gouge and smooth the steps in to a nice smooth curve, or at least close enough i can finish by hand sanding, but the tools just wont cut it. I've had limited success by seriously abbusing a dremel with some sanding discs a'la the angle grinder carving, but im open to suggestions. My dad does have one of these sanders in his garage i was thinking of trying:

Yeah... I suspect they will be pretty awfull and at least require a fair bit of sharpening. and the steel will no doubt be basic and not hardened etc. To be honest i wanted to take the vintage e-bay approach but having no experience with or will to spend ages researching gouge types i was a bit put off. At least examining the cheapo ones i'll be able to get a sense of what i would use. When the weather picks up i do occasionally hit the car boot sales, not since i got in to this but i'll be checking the tools out!

What method did you use for the F hole? I'll be doing my fhole soon, was thinking template + dremel flush cutter. Also where did you get the recess bit? I'd like to do prs style knob recess' myself.

Just subbed buddy, Yes I like the look of the stepped routing aproach, It looks the most controlled aproach to me. I tend not to get much time to work on mine so the quick results option is favoured. Yes the wenge seems lovely, cant wait to see it with a nice finish, Smells nice when working on it too. Its heavy stuff though!

Cheers buddy, yes I constantly refer back to the clarity build also as my staple how to video. I thoroughly enjoy the new stuff also, but an updated clarity style series would be nice. I'll search for the other series you mention also! Yes as you know i only had blunt cheapo silverline rasps initially and well, i like the romance of hand carving but it was a lot of effort for very slow progress, I'm sure higher grade rasps would help a lot, I have to say coming at it as a complete novice who is relatively quick to take to arty endevours, i felt at home with the grinder prety quickly and would recommend highly to get you 99% there with the caveat that sealed goggles and dust mask are essential. I actually did some more interior weight relief on sunday just gone by router rebating the interior walls, and taking a forstner bit to the horns. I've just ordered some basic silverline gouges to try assist in tidying this up.

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