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There are many ways to do this . I personally us 320 grit sand paper on the 24 inch level. I like to be able to be over the entire fretboard at all time to assure good leveling.
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maple is not that bad a wood to bend but it does take heat to do it. Maple and mahogany along with paduck need more heed. I use heat blankets as you need to get to 350 degrees to get this stuff to...

Williams book is ok but it is old and uses some outdated methods. This is not to knock Jim Williams as his book got me started and lots of others. The building board method is more of a classical...

Fretting is not difficult but for some reason many builders get to the point of over thinking this part of the build . There are 2 schools of fretting . the glue in and the press in.
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I bend alot of wood and when starting out did things from alum to spring steel to stainless.
Alum is ok if you are using solid patterns. The metal takes the refered bend and in some cases can...

The saga kit is not a bad guitar. I built a few in my earlier days and modified things to suit my taste. The pickups are average but you can always swap them out later.
For the money , not a bad...

First , I have to say thank you for all your kind words. I am John Hall and I just found out about this forum. Building guitars can be alot of fun and if I can help in anyway by answering some...