Today was neck glue up day. Frets slots cut, inlay cut with the CNC and them stick it all together. An extra mahogany neck blank made a perfect clamping caul.

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It's been a little bit since my last update but that doesn't mean progress wasn't made.

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While shaping the belly carve I exposed this void, so I exploited it.

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More shop time today fretboard is basically done. Time to shape the neck. .
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Finished up the binding and am learning that guitar making is indeed mostly jig making.

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I've had family in town so I haven't spent much time in the shop but I did get about 90 minutes today. Started with the truss rod. I taped up the black palm fingerboard trimmed it close with the band saw. When I hit it with the router, bad things happened. The palm turned into a splintery mess no matter how careful I was.

Plan B, slot a piece of purpleheart and start over. I also managed to get it routed for binding and the side bindings on. Turned into a pretty productive hour and a half. I think I like this better anyway. The flame binding, with just a sliver of purple blending with the birdseye is going to be amazing.
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I think I've decided on the final mix of wood for my April Bass. Black limba, white limba, birdseye maple and black palm. 🤩
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Decisions, decisions. Which would you choose?

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