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This is very helpful. Even though I don't have an immediate project that requires a new hole, I keep thinking about it... I wondered about...

I have something similar for woodworking! Yes, I think 6 mm is too big (and 5mm!). I find the size of the body surface hole is too big and...

I like this! Simple and effective. I actually bought a jig for $10 on Amazon with the same angle. While it's got the same angle, the smallest...

The angle is 15 degrees. This gave me a drop of about 10 mm into the body for every run of 40 mm across the body! I use a 4 mm drill bit. FYI...

Very classic look!

I like it! Simple and effective. Do you know what angle that is?

There was a small gap around the neck to body joint. So, I have sprayed the joint area with a few coats of finish.

I use a block of wood (with a hole drilled through at an appropriate angle) clamped to the body of the guitar. Basically, an angled drillblock.

I am going to start searching for a jig, to make this a little more idiot proof. Failing that I will attempt to invent one. I don't care how many...

To add insult to injury, the pic (which I hated to take) didn't post properly. So I had to go retrieve it again. I have it patched now and re-sprayed...

Ohh bugger! :( As you said, just a setback and all can be fixed. Drilling the bass guitar bridge ground wire hole to cavity (either pickup or...

+1 for looking good.

The day started out pretty well. I had begun bolting things onto the bass. I got the tuners in place, as well as the pickguard and control plate. I...

It looks to me like you got the holes nicely aligned which is a major achievement without a drill press. Well done! FWIW, small drill presses...

String through and ferrule holes are done. I think I can pretty safely say I'm never going to try that again without a drill press. ...

Today I have glued on the neck.

Hi fender3x. Yes, I use a 3.5 mm bit for the neck, and 5 mm bit to widen the body's neck holes. That is for the PBG neck screws - I assume these...

I have only done this once, and used the same technique as is in this video: It worked pretty well, but you need to be careful to avoid...

I think a lot of folks use some sort of a rotisserie with their "Lolly-pop" stick. If you are doing one guitar at a time, you can just leave it to...

Thanks fender 3x. Today I gave the body and neck a light sand with 1500g paper. Then gave everything a few sprayed coats of Cabots water-based...

re the Tru-oil - both options will work! Though having the neck attached to the body will make it quite difficult to apply the coats. FWIW, I have...

I tried doing a string through on a Tele but didn't manage to get the holes straight. Found these string through plates on Ebay so I managed to tidy...

Quick question: I am planning to use tru oil for both the neck and the body. The neck fits perfectly into the pocket now, should I mask the neck and...

Thanks, the Gotoh bridge I have is a string through so that's what I'm going to go for. If I had realised I would have picked a top loader but it...