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Thanks Bruce. I have taken some accurate measurements and will watch it for a couple of weeks.

Hi Bruce. The relief I am talking about is definitely at 14 & 15(between frets 12 & 20). I set the normal relief(between frets 1 & 12) with the truss rod at .005, measured at the 6th, and it has been stable for a week. All measurements are done off the frets and not the board. I went ahead...

Quick update. I have had the neck strung up for about 1.5 weeks and the G side of the board is dead flat, I am guessing less than .001" relief between the 12th & 20th frets. The E side of the board however has developed about .009" of relief. So it looks like I need to add another strip of...

I will take it. Thanks

I am ready to say this job is finished. I just need to wait a few days to let the epoxy fully cure then string it. I will then let the neck settle for a week before doing a minor fret level.

The CF TOW is a bundle of straight thread, actually a flat ribbon, so it doesn't offer much in the way of aesthetics. This was a purely functional mod on one of Fender's "economy" necks and I think I accomplished that. Having said that, the epoxy did settle a bit so I am going to have to...

Just waiting on the System Three epoxy to set up.

The Dremel would have to be my favorite, LOL, But the mill is my favorite stationary machine. The down side is they take up a lot of space. It's time to go cut a slot.

Thanks Bruce. The cleats are hard maple and fit up against the neck very snug. When milling the slot should I try to maintain a 3/16 depth the full length (6th fret to mid heel)? I am planning on leveling(more or less. see my comment later on playing with this a little bit) the tapered...

I used clamps and some mild heat over the weekend to remove a slight kink at the 14th fret, it turned out almost perfect. The heat really dried out the wood and it took me several days to re-hydrate it. I will give it a few more days to stabalize. I just finished the neck fixture today and...

Thanks Bruce. The kink isn't to the point where the board needs to be planed. The last four frets have plenty of height so they can be brought down no problem. I may try clamping it just to see how straight I can get it.

If you will please indulge me with one last quick question. The neck as it is has a slight visible and measurable kink, but with a setup to Fender spec doesn't have any buzz until you get above the 15th fret, if you dig in. So would you lay in the CF as the neck is now or try to pull some of...