Norris

As for the length of bit, you'll find you will probably need a long one and a short one. Longer is handy for the body outline but means you'll need a thick template if you only want to do a shallow route such as for the control cover. That's where your guide bush is probably a better option. I have heard that a spiral bit can give a cleaner cut, although tend to be a bit more expensive. I've not tried one yet

The way I do it is to make a template out of thin mdf then use that to route a thicker template with a top bearing flush bit. Then I use the thick template to flush route the body. Depending on the length of bit and depth of plunge, work your way down. If you can't do that, flip the body over and use a bottom bearing flush bit, using the bit you've already routed as a guide. Always work with the cut - anti-clockwise on external cuts, clockwise on internal cuts like for the pickups. A lot of people will cut the neck tenon first and then make a template to fit for the neck socket in the body. I assume you are competent with a router? Guide bushes are more useful for smaller internal routes such as pickups, although a lot of people just flush route to avoid having to work out and accurately draw the offset. However the guide bush means you can use a thinner template. It's always useful to do a test route on scrap wood to check you've got the template right.

Incredible voice silenced. Such a sad loss

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1494950117' post='3299896'] I can't believe that MrsNorris would do such a thing. And anyway, Norris tells me she's much too preoccupied trying to work out where on earth her clothes rack went to worry about trivia like that [/quote] I had to buy her a new one for domestic duties

That's coming together beautifully. Splendid job!

[quote name='Bottle' timestamp='1494871695' post='3299222'] Sorry to have completely missed this one snot-monster arrived on Friday and I've been reduced to laying on the sofa over the weekend blowing copious amounts of green gunge out of my nose still, managed to shift through the whole "Line of Duty" DVD boxset...... Next year, well we shall see! [/quote] Sounds like man flu. That's serious - glad you stayed away

I'd also suggest that doing 6+ hours of practice a day may be a little excessive especially if you're not used to it. Just like running a marathon you need to build up to it. Perhaps lowering your strap and playing with the bass angled upwards might be a compromise to reduce stress in both hands

Having played this bass today at the bash... just wow! As you said some slightly heavier strings would make it even better. Fantastic attention to detail on all of your builds (there was a whole stack of them!)

Thanks for arranging it again Si. Lovely to meet everyone too and to play on some pretty amazing basses!

I'll bring my 4003 and my Thunderbird. I'm sure there will be plenty of Js and Ps to go around. As I live locally I could always pop home for my Stagg EUB on request and/or Rumble 500 in the unlikely event we are short on amps

The good Lady Norris was kind enough to do some baking last night, so there will definitely be cake there. See you later

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1494603218' post='3297312'] That could be useful, Norris. As you can imagine, this is impossible to sit on a stand [/quote] Bring something to hang it from or tie it on with then. Hopefully it will extend high enough

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1494596494' post='3297250'] Hey Jez, this SS is amazing. It's great to see your work as always. Interesting we should both have wives with a habit of using similar terminology for the workshop. Mine keeps calling it a "conservatory", or "lounge". Where DO they get these odd ideas? [/quote] Mine calls my parts storage bench a "dining table". She also seems to think that garages are for parking cars in. I think it's a wife thing. Lovely photos btw

I'm thinking of taking my curing rail (ok, repurposed clothes rail) to hang my incomplete, curing parts on. Plenty of room for others if you two are doing "red-eye" builds tonight

If you are going from an E to the C# below you are dropping 3 semitones, which is an interval of a minor third. However the note you end up on is the 6th of the scale.

I'm probably in the minority here but I love my Squier. I have a MIM jazz fretless and that is very nice too. The difference in quality is negligible, especially if you find a Squier from this millennium.

Joking aside, a humid bathroom is not going to do anything beneficial to your bass. More likely the opposite

That's not good to hear Edit: Good job you hadn't done the radius sanding yet!

Fantastic work. Hope to see it at the bash

Does it do angled cuts? The G&W one isn't exactly cheap either

Ooh - nice slotting jig. Is that from G&W?

Well it's better than a hole. The price of the glue will have probably doubled its value

That sounds like a short circuit in your jack socket then. Probably the "hot" tip connector touching ground somewhere

I'd drill to the size of the shank, or just a tad over. A narrow hole will cause some wood displacement. Ignoring the threads, you are trying to put a 3mm metal rod into wood - something will have to give if the hole isn't large enough. You are then less likely to damage the wood that the thread bites into, which is where the compression strength comes from.

You've got some lovely curves going on