JonnyC Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 (edited) I'm trying to get hold of a lump of Bubinga for a neck on a new project im working on but am having considerable difficulty. My aim is to make a left handed guitar matching the style of a Warwick bass. I've found two pieces Clicky that when glued together will give a total thinkness of 3 1/2", which should be ok. Can anyone see any reason why i shouldn't go down this route? Ideally i'd like it one piece so if anyone has and suggestions they'd be much appreciated. Edited September 16, 2005 by JonnyC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenhoneywell Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 what country are you living in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyC Posted September 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 in the U.K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewman Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Why do you need it that thick? If it's just for a tilt-back headstock, you can do a scarf joint and just use 1" thick wood... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Give Dave Dyke and/or Craft Supplies a ring and disucss your needs. Honestly, I'd scraf joint the neck, which means a 1" or a 1.5" (if you need a deeper heel) piece of timber will be more than thick enough, and less wasteful. Veneer the front and back of the headstock to hide the joint, if you wish. Also, particularly for a bass neck, a 3-piece laminated neck (I prefer to use odd numbers of laminates m'self) will give you quite a bit of added stability, and I strongly reccomend using CF rods for additional strenght. Make sure that, above all, you use quartered stock for the neck, flipping if necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 gilmer wood has a large selection of quartered bubinga.but it is expensive,so you really should scarf it to prevent waste. if it was me,i would buy a piece of flatsawn 1" thick by 9" or so wide by length needed for the neck,cut it lengthwise into 3 equal strips,and glue the faces together together to make the 3 piece quartersawn laminate...maybe with black veneer strips in between for accent.. i would not personally use the graphite for that.i save the graphite for less stable woods like cherry or for super thin necks of mahogany and such. really,after building several with the graphite,i love them,but i am building more lately without them...but i think it is a guitar neck,just in the shape of a bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Yup, scarf away, my last neck through had a scarf and it works fine. Or you can do the laminate idea, cause then you could take the 3 thin, but wide piece and glue them together, thus giving you your needed thickness for a direct cutted downward degreed headstock, without the pain of finding a SINGLE piece of wood that big (which will cost you even bigger). Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batfink Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Depending on where you are in the UK you could try North Higham sawmill in Norwich. Although guitars aren't really their thang they do have quite a bit of 'exotic' hardwoods. Personally, as they're quite close to me, i'd give David Dyke's a call. Jem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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