Nicely done. So you've gone for a Gibson style end-of-board nut rather than the original Fender style one. Was that to help with the veneer fixing, or do you just prefer that style of nut?
Nicely done. So you've gone for a Gibson style end-of-board nut rather than the original Fender style one. Was that to help with the veneer fixing, or do you just prefer that style of nut?
Hi Simon,Originally Posted by Simon Barden
I've got a Warwick nut that I'm using with this one. I removed the old nut and all the material behind it, but left myself a small problem by exposing the channel that the truss rod runs in. I'll probably just put a small piece of veneer over the spot and try to make it invisible.
Make up a truss rod cover out of some sort of plastic that starts at the nut rather than the chamfersmall problem by exposing the channel that the truss rod runs in. I'll probably just put a small piece of veneer over the spot and try to make it invisible.
So I've finally sorted the top of the headstock and fixed the truss rod channel problem at the same time.Hi Simon,
I've got a Warwick nut that I'm using with this one. I removed the old nut and all the material behind it, but left myself a small problem by exposing the channel that the truss rod runs in. I'll probably just put a small piece of veneer over the spot and try to make it invisible.
I ended up getting a thin piece of maple veneer to cover the whole area and then sandwiched it with some foam packing material between the clamps to force it to follow the shape of the headstock.
It worked pretty well, although there was a small split in the veneer, which I filled with TimberMate.
Before
After
Now for the sanding and finishing part ...
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