My first build: left-handed JM-1L

[McCreed]

Pull the string through the hole and measure about two tuners distance /4-5cm of string past it. I put a 90° kink in it, pull it back to the post with the string end upwards, hold that end whilst pulling the string back sharply to get a good kink in the neck length side it as it comes out of the hole, wind it round once manually and then wind it on. Never had any string slippage. Some people like to do locking or jamming turns and stuff, but I don't see any benefit and it makes it harder to change strings quickly.

Hey Simon, I'm having trouble picturing that. I think the end result is the same as my method, but not sure. Can you post a pic?

I use what I call the "over/under" method, where I have one loop above the string coming through the hole, then the remaining turns under.
Like this:


The A string is what I shoot for with my wound strings (I misjudged the E length on this one ). If you zoom in, you'll see I go with 4 wraps under on the solid strings.