dayvo Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 Hey guys Im building a Les Paul and Ive just cut my guitars neck tenon and I dont know if I have made it too narrow Im concerned it may break The dimentions are width: 35mm, height: 30mm, length: 110mm Check out the link http://au.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dayvo28/d...scd.jpg&.src=ph Any advice/reassurance would be greatly appreciated dayvo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 I have a set of 50's lp plans right here and the tenon for that is 30mmWx33mmHx76mmL. I used those dimensions on the all mahogany LP I built(which has no neck issues whatsoever). Based on that, I think you shouldn't have any trouble with that tenon, provided your wood isn't say...corrugated cardboard. peace, russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayvo Posted February 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 I have a set of 50's lp plans right here and the tenon for that is 30mmWx33mmHx76mmL. I used those dimensions on the all mahogany LP I built(which has no neck issues whatsoever). Based on that, I think you shouldn't have any trouble with that tenon, provided your wood isn't say...corrugated cardboard. peace, russ Thanks Russ Thats a load off my mind Im using John Cattos template plans for my guitar and his tenon dimensions are slightly larger When I get a little more done, Ill post some pictures of the build so far dayvo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Looks good to me....but John Catto would know better than I, so if you're using his plans to the letter then I think you're good to go. Do his plans show that bevel at the end of the tenon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Gibson plans show the taper. Also, the end of their neck pocket is a semicircle, but the end of the tenon has a portion sliced off the semicircle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayvo Posted February 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Looks good to me....but John Catto would know better than I, so if you're using his plans to the letter then I think you're good to go. Do his plans show that bevel at the end of the tenon? Thanks The bevel is there because I wanted to get 2 necks from my laminated neck boards Which I did with not a lot of room to play with, and the bevel is a result On Johns plans the tenon width is 40mm and Ive had to guestimate the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 That looks plenty hefty enough to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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