One issue I've had when building guitars (CBGs, Strummersticks, etc.) is with gluing on the fretboard to the neck. After spreading the glue around, it's pretty slippery and difficult to clamp in the perfect position. Adding another clamp often adds to the aggravation. Here's my solution - drilling fretmarker holes thru the fretboard into the neck when everything is still dry. I used the 3rd and 9th fretmarkers here. Then spread the glue, place the fretboard onto the neck, glue and tap dowels into the holes, and then clamp the heck out of it, as typical. The pegs keep things aligned perfectly! I'll add other fretmarkers later once it's dried.
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