angry_jeremy Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Yo, I'm in the middle of the (interesting) process of trying to cut out my neck without the use of a bandsaw. The neck is a one-piece job with an angled headstock. I managed to hog out the profile (?) by chain drilling on a drill press. Time consuming, but when you have lemons... The next challenge is to cut the shape of the neck and head out. I may be able to get my hands on a jig saw but I'm wondering how to handle the angle on the head and still have the head shape square to it's face (make sense?). I'll try to post a pic later on today of the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Any way you go about that is going to be difficult. It would've been a LOT easier if you scarf jointed the headstock. Other than that all I can say is good luck. You should probably be able to draw the angle on the neck, hand saw almost to the line, then use a plane to clean it up and get it to the line. Then again, if you don't have a bandsaw, you might not have a suitable handsaw, or a plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmmr Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 i don't have a bandsaw also so i went to a carpenter shop and ask them to cut the portion of the headstock to a 13º angle, then i used this jig to smooth the joint, i was working on a scarfed joint but i guess the same principle applies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePlague Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 there's a tutorial on the main site where a guy shows how he made a neck using a hand saw to cut the profile and headstock angle. i can't remember if he tapered it with the hand saw though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibreakemineedtobuildem Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 I've only built 6 necks,but I only used a bandsaw once.The others I just used a handsaw and a straight edge to cut against.Then a little block sanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angry_jeremy Posted January 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 I ended up being able to use a scroll saw, taking it slow (especially around the heel). Next step: clean 'er up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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