Hughes Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 im making a maple neck for a bass, but the wood is just wide enough for the size of the neck and not the headstock so im gonna glue a wider piece on any suggestions on how to make this stronger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewman Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 im making a maple neck for a bass, but the wood is just wide enough for the size of the neck and not the headstock so im gonna glue a wider piece on any suggestions on how to make this stronger ← If you want to do a whole new headstock to glue on, search for "scarf joint." If you just want to add wings, go ahead - the glue's plenty strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted March 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 oh thanks you guys really are alot of help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted March 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 would i be able to make the headstock all the right angles and such and then just glue it to the end of the neck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewman Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 would i be able to make the headstock all the right angles and such and then just glue it to the end of the neck? ← You absolutely can do that, and that's when you use a scarf joint. You basically just angle the cut so that there's more room to glue (most common is a 13 degree angle because that's what Gibson used). The traditional scarf joint yields a headstock that bends back 13 degrees, like a les paul headstock, but I don't see why you couldn't make one straight too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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