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good tip!
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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Bg wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:24 pmgood tip!
I'm sure there's an "in" there for JB.....

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time to trim off some of the excess and get the neck to the right thickness. Is still square and about 15 mm at the first fret and 17 or so at the 12th.

I leave a fair chunk at the Volute to hand carve later.
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so truss rods....
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and the fretboar
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ds ready to glue on
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time to glue the tops on
clamps...clamps...clamps....

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and a quick trim of the edges and we start to see what the body will look like
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time to use the top rout template.and we get this
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lets just check that the trem fits right...
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mean time its time to fret....
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and a dry fit to get a sense of what the guitar will look like...
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I really need a fret press. I've been refretting my ash custom p90 beast, and the bloody things are bouncing out with the mallet :( Maybe next year.
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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maybe time to carve the back.....tummy cut
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and shape behind the horns
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and prepare for the neck transition
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better think about carving the neck
Some calculations and a guide to where i want it to be...
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a few guidelines for the first facet...
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and we are away...
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and more...
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get this end right...
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need to get all around it,,,
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getting there...
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a rough fit to check how much excess I still have to carve away after I glue....
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Heres an important tool for when you are glueing the neck...a big bucket of hot water.
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check that the clamps will fit and work...note the plank behind the body and clamped to the taile end. This gives me a safe clamoing surface under the beck where its been shaped
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glue!
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and clean up with the hot water
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and leave to cure for a day

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So aroused right now.
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