goth_fiend Posted October 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 I second that!! sharp tools make all the difference, and i dont think buying a preslotted board is cheating, I just dont make enough guitars to justify slotting them myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynamesucks Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 i second that too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 I'm pretty sure 2x4 practice will be taking place before I slice into my mahogany blank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted October 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 very good idea if your not confident enough to start working on the final product, one of these days I will post a picture of all the practice necks i have done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted October 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Just got finished doing a little levelling on the headstock, I still have to take off about a 16th of an inch or so,but tuesdays mistake is almost completly rectified http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/the_f...evelling001.jpg you will also notice I placed the fretboard on there for reference (this is a 24 fret blank, the 27 will be in next week i hope) and as was the problem on "the other neck" there is no wood behind the 23 fret, so what am I going to do? why do a 2nd scarf joint of coarse! the idea behind this is of coarse to extend the neck enough to where I have a suitable amount of wood under the fretboard to prevent it from warping (or worse) when fretted, that and I think it will look awesome (this time however im going to make a jig and make sure I dont have to spend 3 days fixing 10 minute of work!) http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/the_f...evelling002.jpg as you can see, there is still a visible glue line, and the tearout is still there as well, when im done, you wont see this (i hope) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted October 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 well guys I got a little more sanding done on this neck and I started to think after a comment from a friend on another forum, as you can see in the above pictures the scarf joint joins the neck under where the nut will go, not necessarily a bad thing (bc rich use this method on there bronze guitars) but I know I can do better, so Im going to start this neck over! I dont really think aesthetically that It would look good with 2 scarf joints either so i will rectify that with the new neck when I start it next week, until then I have something to practice on at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted October 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 new neck blank is on the way, since its going to take a few days to get here im going to draw out this neck to full scale when I recieve the fretboard and plan the EXACT location of where the scarf joint will be located (just under the 2nd fret on this neck is my plan) Im also still trying to decide if this is going to be a 6 or 7 string guitar (oh boy..) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billet cutter Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 hey goth just wanted to say way to go man after reading the threads that go with this neck story to be honest it couldnt have worked out better for sure u dropped some cash ( and i know that hurts ) but think of the plus side it forced u to to learn somthing from this whole sordid affair and when youve finished it its all youre doing so what if u make a mistake here and there its a learning curve so i say go for it keep up the good work ( u never know maybe u could sell one of youre necks to that special person who ripped you) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted October 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Well I setteled it an the neck will be a 6 string, I have not played enough 7 to justify making one quite yet, and I already have all the hardware for a 6 waiting and ready to go so once the new blank come's in I will update this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted October 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 nothing new to update, but this neck is going to have a 6inline headstock and im still undecided on the top wood for the body, im not sure If I want a quilt or flame top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 I'd go with flame. Too many quilt tops running around these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted October 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 quite true, the fretboard came in today and i must say, rich you are the man (and I know I say that everytime I recieve woods from you) this thing is awesome! Im going to have to wait now on the neck blank (which im hoping will be here friday, but Im going to be starting the full sized drawings in the next few hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Keep up the good work Goth, it is good to see that you're not settling for something that's just "OK". You're being patient and deliberate and a great neck will be the result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted October 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 thats definalty the idea, I have flubed up far too many neck's in the past to settle for "just ok" this neck is going to be as good as I possibly can make it that simple, if not well I do happen to have a WOD.... anyway, thank you for the kind words and I will post a picture of the plans for the "new" neck in the next few hours, I still have some measurements to get correct and all that good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted October 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 (edited) ok, as promised here is a coulple pictures of the full-sized drawing, sorry for the crummy quality pictures, but my camera's not the best, other then that, here we go. as you can see here I marked out the end of the fretboard, and have the string to string spacing as well as the center of the neck (and of coarse the actual fretboard!) http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/the_f...retboard002.jpg just another view of what I was doing, I did an overhead view and a side view of the neck (so I could get an idea of the neck angle, as well as where Im going to be cutting the blank at to do the scarf joint) and just for giggles, a reference shot of the fretboard compared to my rg.... http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/the_f...retboard001.jpg Edited October 28, 2005 by goth_fiend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted October 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 neck blank came in today, I will get to finishing up the plans and I *should* be making sawdust by monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 Waiting for this All this is inspiration for my own neck.. it makes me sad that I can't start till after the holidays, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted October 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 dont be sad man, just keep reading up on things your not sure of, if you have scrap wood, practice stuff on that, the most important thing I can tell you is to take your time and do a good job (dont rush things) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted November 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 slight update, cut the neck angle for the scarf joint today, it is gluing right now, since I already have pictures of the last neck on here, im not going to bore you with pictures of the same thing, my radius sanding blocks and fretwire came in today as well so were slowly making progress again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 How do you prep the cut joint for gluing, just give it a light sanding with a sanding block? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted November 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 well what I did this time was slightly different, I made a mitre box with a 13 degree angle on it (good luck trying to find one anywhere, they dont make em) and cut my blank using that, after that I went over the cut with 150 grit, then glued it up, I might take pictures of the box tommorow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted November 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 no new updates yet, but I will be doing some work on the neck tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 Bring on the pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted December 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 alright guys its been way too long since I updated this, the neck is sitting here with the proper scarf joint, truss rod is installed, as is the carbon fibre rods, the fretboard is tapered, but sadly my camera is busted so no pictures as of right now, Im working on getting a new one, and im hoping to have it and this neck done by january, so we will see how it pans out, sorry for not updating sooner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javacody Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 (edited) duplicate post, sorry. Edited December 9, 2005 by javacody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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