Originally Posted by blinddrew
Thanks gents. Although to be honest it could've been better. There is quite a bit of router burn which you can't see. I shouldn't have used that bit because it needs to be sharpened. Just means more sanding to clean it all up because I'm planning just to clear coat this one.
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Got around to doing the truss rod rout today.
And then got my router back in the table and did the roundover on the body.
I still need to do the roundover transitions near the neck pocket and the arm and belly carves.
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Very tidy vyving Woltz, great work!
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Got the neck flush routed and drilled the tuner holes. I also started tidying up the roundover transitions around the neck pocket.
Then the test fit and the disappointment set in. The fit is sloppy. And I still need to sand the neck which will make things worse.
Clearly somewhere in the template making process I wasn't accurate enough. Now I'm debating whether to ignore it (considering it's a bolt on neck so it's more an aesthetic thing than a functional issue) or glue a piece of veneer into the pocket to tighten it up.
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Build #3 - Scratch Rickenbacker 330/12
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Arguably you're going to have to fill a gap with something at some stage, so it may as well be veneer now.
Build #1, failed solid body 6 string using neck from a scrapped acoustic (45+ odd years ago as a teenager!)
Build #2, ugly parlour semi with scratch built body and ex Peavey neck
Build #3, Appalachian Dulcimer from EMS kit
Build #4, pre-owned PB ESB-4
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Build #6, Sixty six body for Squier
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Yeh I'm torn because some of the stuff out of the Fender factory has worse neck pocket gaps than this and considering it's not a guitar I intend to sell it probably doesn't matter.
Build #1 - TLA-1Q
Build #2 - Scratch Thinline Tele
Build #3 - Scratch Rickenbacker 330/12
Build #4 - Scratch All Aussie Timber Strat
Build #5 - 1st Violin/Fiddle
Pedal Build #1 - Aion Gale
Pedal Build #2 - Aion Aurora
It doesn't look too bad, and even though you will sand, the finish will also add some material so it might work out OK. What are the finishing plans?
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Clear lacquer on both body and neck is my plan at the moment assuming I don't make a mistake from this point onwards and need to hide something haha.
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Build #1 - TLA-1Q
Build #2 - Scratch Thinline Tele
Build #3 - Scratch Rickenbacker 330/12
Build #4 - Scratch All Aussie Timber Strat
Build #5 - 1st Violin/Fiddle
Pedal Build #1 - Aion Gale
Pedal Build #2 - Aion Aurora
If you lacquer the sides of the neck pocket and the neck I wonder how big the remaining clearance will be?
Build #1, failed solid body 6 string using neck from a scrapped acoustic (45+ odd years ago as a teenager!)
Build #2, ugly parlour semi with scratch built body and ex Peavey neck
Build #3, Appalachian Dulcimer from EMS kit
Build #4, pre-owned PB ESB-4
Build #5, Lockdown Mandolin
Build #6, Sixty six body for Squier
Build #7, Mini Midi Bass
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