With a neck thickness of 23mm at the 1st fret and 26 at the 12th fret, the owner of this Explorer found this neck to be just too thick for him. So he asked me to thin it down. www.flameguitars.co.uk
People do not realize how hard buffer wheel work can be. It is very unforgiving it'll rip that rig out of your hand and throw it on the floor like a rag doll. Nice work!
I have big hands and beefy necks are my favorites. Standard Les Paul are too thin so I stick to Traditionals. Looks like you dodged a bullet there. Good job.
Outstanding work! A couple of quick questions... did you have the owner try it before you painted it? Or was that not an option? Also, have you seen the neck sanding block from Tom Sands? He shares an interesting tip at MY TOP 5 LUTHIER HACKS where he's using a sanding block that's about the size of the neck which helps keep the surface level throughout. Not his trick, but a tip he shared in that vid. ⭐
Thanks. We had agreed the final thickness of the neck before I started work. As for keeping the neck straight, I check frequently to make sure that I am not creating any hollows.
