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I work with veneer a lot.
My veneer vendor suggested lightly scuffing Maple prior to gluing.
Not sure why, but it may pertain only to veneer Maple.

Happens to me all the time. Can’t understand why. I use a flat clamping caul and glue the board to the neck when both pieces are still flat before radius and carving. I reckon glue could be the problem, such as expansion and shrinkage that happens when gluing veneer with Titebond. (i now use veneer ...

I install an eyelet into the bottom where the strap lock will be.
I found hanging the guitar upside down easier to manipulate when spraying.

My son wants a Telecaster, and I've been looking at the StewMac kits, - particularly now as they are all on sale..... Tuners, mic's and stuff are easy to replace, but what is the quality of these kits, - particularly woods and neck accuracy... ? I saw a SM Tele kit someone posted in one of my group...

^^^ I agree.
Lead-free can be a pain.

Very cool!

Assembly started on electric #28. Three waiting for lacquer.
Hot as heck in Texas.

Great work Gordon!

I love your design!
Ergonomic and pleasing to the eye!

I sand the sides of the body before I cut the channels.
Seems obvious enough, just a reminder.

Me too. After 25 builds, I plan to make furniture instead.

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You can email Joe directly.

I tried that with Mesquite, did not work. It fell apart and stained it. I soaked it in hot water, no go. I tried super-soft, failure. What worked for me was to lay a wet rag across my bending iron, mist the Mesquite with water, and use a strip of tin against the outside of the binding. It seems gett...

Been there too.
Fairly easy to inlay a piece as suggested.
Dan

Slick!
Nicely done!

Thanks Steve!
The body core and neck is curly Maple.
I concocted a turquoise dye.
Looks better in person.
Dan

Steve,
For what it’s worth, I just finished a build using a Jatoba fretboard.
I applied Howard’s wax n feed.
The body is African Mahogany.
My Jatoba plank was a light color similar to yours.
My fret board darkened quite a bit during the course of the build, which I like.
Dan

.070 may be fine. You want to make sure the headstock surface is below the bottom of the nut slots.

Gotcha Steve,
.070” is a good thickness for the head veneer.
I typically use .02” thin veneer and add the little ramp.
Yeah, I would not try to bend the veneer over an angle on the top. Sorry, I understand what you are doing now.

Wow - that's an ugly situation. I'm having trouble picturing exactly what the cause of this separation is. It would seem that the FB or neck shaft would have to be warped, either of which could play hell with trying to get the action right and getting it playable. Would it be practical to make a sh...