goth_fiend Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Here is my dilema guys, I have all my plans completly done for my ironbird, everything is ready but im not sure how im going to go forward with cutting out my neck blank! i was figuring 1 of 3 options, and i would appriate some insight on all of them if possible. 1. Bandsaw the basic side profile and plane the top of the neck down to proper the proper angle. 2. create a template and route the "side" profile of the neck, the plane down the top to proper angle 3. go the old fashioned route and just start hacking away at my blank checking my progress with my templates as i go (not my first choice...) I know theres not really a "right" way to do this, everybody has a different way of building (the concepts are all the same though) i just dont want to really mess up my first neckthru! (using carvin necks right now would make me really happy, but i decided not to use them anymore!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 plane the fretboard surface flat and create your angle at the body side,on the tenon. no grain runout in the neck that way...the neck is stronger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 What Wes said. That way of doing it also leaves you more thickness for a tilt-back headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted September 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 there is another option in itself as well, and i may just do it that way, thank you for the insight wes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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