Recent content by WoodJam

It looks exactly like the wood that the saddle of my kids' rocking horse is made from - Sapele. I thought it was mahogany and gave the scraps to a woodturner who makes conducting batons. He was thrilled to get some sapele handle blanks.

Sorry for the post...I found lot's of info in the forums and had two posts ready to go. I posted this question in error, thinking it was the other.

I visited The Bass Emporium in Austin, TX this week and had a question on some neck configuration. On several of the 5-string bolt-ons, I noticed the neck wood extending past the fretboard about 3" or so, instead of being even with the end of the fretboard. I was wondering if this technique...

I am an accomplished woodworker and have always wanted to build a guitar. A friend gave me a step-by-step manual on building a 6-string electric and I never did it. Now my son is learning bass and asked me if I thought I could ever build him his next axe. So, where do I start? Is there a set...