Well, I think I earned the Bonehead Of the Week award this time for sure.
I've been working on my latest customer guitar for around six months now and it is almost finished. The only thing I had left to do to the body was cut the neck pocket (ala John Mayes) and do the finish sanding. Just a little more inlay on the fingerboard and I'd be ready for nitro.
And then.....what really allowed me to win this prestigous award happened.
I began to route the neck pocket and all of a sudden my router started making loud noises and vibrating to the point of moving the jig I had securely clamped to the box. I pulled it off and looked and the router bit had been steadily getting longer to the point that it fell out and in the process cut completely through the headblock extension and took off across the top.
What happened, you might ask? Well this is where the Bonehead part comes in. I was comparing router bits and guide bushings to see which one I had used last time and finally decided which one to use. I put it all together and set the bit depth of cut. I aligned the jig carefully. Then I proceeded to route away.
Problem was I forgot to tighten the collet on the router before starting the cut.
Now I have to call my customer and tell him that some idiot has ruined his almost completed guitar.
I feel that I have earned this award fairly and have no qualms about accepting it.
