Making A Six-String Multi-Scale Guitar: Drilling The Tuner Holes And Gluing On The Fretboard

In this video, I will show you how I drill the tuner holes and glue the fretboard to the neck of my six-string, multi-scale guitar build. If you would like to help support my channel and get something cool in return, please consider the following:
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[@jimrohrer2634]

Ok the salt trick is ingenious. Wish I'd known that a long time ago lol

[@garrettguitar]

Hmm... fascinating sanding board. I kind of like it! I've always used a heavy, flat sheet of glass with spray adhesive and sandpaper, but yours looks like an easier sandpaper replacement. I may have to try that (or a hybrid).
I also like the black tape and caliper trick too -- sooo many different ways to accomplish each thing! 😁

[@alden-t3888]

Hello Chris,
I recently glued a fretboard to a neck with the same technique you use. (tape for the truss rod, and a little salt) I clamped the neck with an aluminum bar that I usually use to radius the fretboard.
Later, when I finished the whole neck and body, I wanted to make the neck straight for the fret work... and the problem begins, the truss rod has absolutely no effect when I turn hex screw..
the neck didn't become straight, didn't even move a millimeter.. And I made a last quarter turn to try again and... the screw broke. I am very angry against me :(
I don't want to unglue the fretboard and the guitar is playable (a little to high at the 12th fret but it's ok, and the guitar is for myself).
I suspect that the glue came a little over the truss rod when I clamped the neck, and that "sealed" the truss rod. Do you think it's possible ?
I used a paper tape a little larger than you, and I verified there is no glue over the truss rod before applied the fretboard.
Or maybe It's because the fretboard is ebony / the neck is hard mapple, and it's hard the adjust the truss rod because that's hard wood ? What do you think ? Have you already have this kind of issue ?
Thanks for reading me, and excuse my english, it's not my mother language ;)

[@HighlineGuitars]

I think you used a faulty truss rod.

[@kmatax9237]

No carbon rods in the neck?

[@HighlineGuitars]

No. As I said in a previous video, carbon fiber rods are necessary with this neck because the wood is straight grain hard Maple.

[@dantahoua]

Hi Chris! I'm interested in the Japanese file but I don't see the link in the description. 😊

[@HighlineGuitars]

It’s there now.

[@sgt.grinch3299]

I’m 3 hours late. Apologies, I got a business call that I had to take.