Video: Plugging stripped holes in bolt-on guitar necks
Issue 176 October 25, 2012
Dan Erlewine shows what he does when a bolt-on neck's mounting bolts aren't holding tight anymore.
- A common problem for do-it-yourselfers, but it shows up on checkmarkfactory-built necks like this one, too.
- Shopping for necks on eBay? Watch for stripped holes.
- Dowel gauges for measuring holes.
- Old woodworker's trick for fitting and drilling for dowels.
- How to resize dowels so they're perfectly round.