Thank you Randy, I'm glad you're steps ahead of me, so I can build mine confidently with your guidance even with my limited tools. Always looking forward to your next vids, great stuff!!
Really appreciate your tutorial videos, Randy. One remaining question for me is how you determined the fretboard alignment with the neck blank (top to bottom) before drilling 5/64 holes @1st & 12th frets, as this will effect scale length relative to neck pocket depth?
When I built a fender Tele, I placed the bridge on the body, put the saddles close to their intonated position, bolted on the neck (without the fretboard) and measured the scale length to the nut. Here is a link to that video. It's at 2 and half minutes ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UBZJREBMRzw.htmlsi=NSUQFwUdxAlcH6eW When coping and building the Explorer, 1st I placed the fretboard on the neck, as close to the same position as the neck I copied. Then the neck to the body, then figured out where the bridge should be located, as shown in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vxh96BGhx68.htmlsi=3sFqiBdZ17zhXu-n Two different approaches, but both effective. Hope this helps.
Hi! Just love your awesome tutorials, sir! One about fretboard came right at a time) Wanted to ask, is titebond or titebond 2 good for veneering? After applying it's gonna be additional coat of epoxy to harden poplar veneer. Even with this I'm still not sure enough. Thanks!
