Recent content by OleThumpy

Hey all, thanks for the further input. Haha Scott that's a very interesting idea about the "fall away". Certainly something I hadn't considered. Unfortunately one of the veneers got pretty well soaked due to me getting overzealous when staining a bit of chipped-out section so I think that would...

Yeah so a few more things to mention. The fingerboard is nicely radiused right now, I've been sanding using a 9.5" sanding block the whole time, it's currently really smooth and sanded down to 600 grit. It's also managed to stay level lengthwise, and the woodworker in me wants to keep it that...

Haha gotta love how I ended up completing my post without ever phrasing it as a question. It may be implied but I'm looking for advice on the methods I mentioned and/or new (and possibly easier) suggestions. 202dy, I'm definitely considering that route too if I start sawing at all. The thing...

Hello all, This will be my first post on the TB forums and after pondering putting it in the 'Luthier's corner' section, I think this is actually the proper place for it. Hopefully I'm correct in that! Anyway, I have a MIM Fender J bass that I finally decided to do a de-fretting project on (as...