mledbetter Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 I need to make a PRS style set neck for my current project. One where the neck is .5 to .75 inches thicker at the heel so the tongue can extend under the neck humbucker.. I don't want to use mahogany and I have a bunch of 3/4 rock maple already. Could I simply laminate 2 layers together down at the heel? or would that be weaK? Thanks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 I've never actually done it, but I've thought about doing it before. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work. Just make sure you have a good glue joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 A lot of factory necks are laminated there as well as at the headstock. Shouldn't be a problem. If you want to be extra careful you could dowel or biscuit the joint but I don't really see it as necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mledbetter Posted April 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 I've got a biscuit cutter, that might not be a bad idea. But i'm thinking if there is a decent amount of surfce contact, that joint won't be going anywhere.. Thanks folks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 If you glue on a heel and route away all of the top lamination, you are simply adding an extra glue line to the neck joint, which won't gain you much cosmetically or structurally (sp?). You could flip the maple and laminate a thicker heeled blank that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 That's what I was thinking, if you have 4/4 stock then flip it and go with a 3-piece laminated neck. If the wood is flatsawn, you'll end up with a quartersawn neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mledbetter Posted April 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 I wondered about that too.. I was trying to get by with the wood that I had.. but i'd rather do it right than to go to all that rouble and have it break later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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