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I then removed some of the excess from the back, leaving the headstock thickness full so I can do it in one piece.
Next up was the fretboard. It had a slight twist/bend at one end (which is now the nut end), so I drew a centre line, marked out the nut, strings, fretboard edge and the fret positions to make sure everything was correct, before cutting the fret slots and gluing in maple veneer for the lined fretboard.
Then I moved on to chiselling out the truss rod channel. This was part way through and testing to see how much more needed removing. (please excuse the sweat drips... it was very warm!!)
Finally to the correct depth and level all the way along.
And with the truss rod in place.
Once it had dried it was out of the clamps and lined up with the wings to see how it was all looking.
That was where I got up to on Saturday, was hoping to get some more done Sunday, but didn't get any time. So will get back to it next weekend.
Have gone with a thicker fretboard on this build as the strings were closer to the body than I wanted on the last fretless. it is around 11mm in the centre.
Then I moved onto getting the neck thickness trimmed.
That was as far as I got. Tools down until next weekend.
It is coming along nicely. I am not getting much time on it compared with previous builds, but I am working out the next steps though the week and it helps me hit the ground running at the weekends.