Quote Originally Posted by Simon Barden View Post
I can’t help but think those nuts are very recessed, and there really can’t be much wood between the nut and the pocket at all. ‘Wafffer-thin’ to quote Monty Python. I’d be concerned that they’ll pull through the wood once you get the strings on. It’s the bolt that‘s furthest from the neck pocket that takes almost all the strain, and that appears to have the most countersinking/least wood thickness to it.
A valid concern, I’ve used low head screws for the reason you’ve outlined. The curve at that point of the body heel is such that there may be as little as 1.5 times the head depth of the bolt in wood beneath it.
A similar story with the recessed screws on the burned strat build. It may well prove their undoing; we can but wait and see!