A lot has happened since the last time I wrote. The biggest bummer was while I was carving the back shape into the neck for 001 an 1¼” long by 3/16” wide black/green stain on the visible side of 001's neck appeared… ain’t that a bitch! After all the time, energy and dollars committed to the beautiful neck of 001 this stain shows up… neck lost! Welcome to the wonderful world of guitar building. I talked to the customer, Eddie, and unfortunately he didn’t like any of the alternatives I had available to him, so I had to start the search for the right Brazilian fretboard again, as well as start the neck fabrication over. Fortunately, the amazing vendor I had for the Brazilian was able to send me several more fretboards almost immediately. In fact, one of the fretboards looked like it was a sequence cut from the original 001... Continue reading "Building Number One - Part Three (body)"