nm7714 Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 (edited) I have a piece of mahogany, 1 3/4" thick and 36" long and 18" wide. i want to make a neck-thru explorer but dont know how to incorporate the neck angle from the body. any ideas? Edited July 28, 2006 by nm7714 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwhiteandthemaple Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 what kind of bridge are you going to be using? and how thick do you want the body to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Brian Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 If you're going to use a stop tailpiece, you could also route a slot for the tailpiece to sit in. The Godin LX series uses this and it works pretty good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 You first have to calculate the amount of neck angle you need (trigonometry), and to do this you need the height of the bridge saddles above the body and take into account your fretboard thickness. Then draw a properly-angled line on the side of the neck blank, cut it on a table saw or band saw, and plane it down true & square to the surface where the fretboard will go. Sounds easier than it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nm7714 Posted July 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 (edited) k, i want the body to be no more than 1 1/2" thick, and i've got a t-o-m bridge. i dont want this set into the body. would it be better to plane down to the fretboard surface, or plane the front and back of the body surfaces to match the 'wings'?, oh, i havent measured the angle yet... Edited July 30, 2006 by nm7714 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Actually I take my neck blank. True the fretboard surface. Then I cut the angle into the body section, and cut the ruff shape for the back of the neck. Also depending on your headstock angle you will most likely need to do a scarf joint. Be sure to establish the nut location before you cut for the body. Everything revolves around the nut location for length, and the fretboards surface for angle. Here is a link to a neck thru Explorer I was helping a co-workers son with. Click P.S. I prefer to draw the guitar up in CAD and make templates and plans to build to. It is time well spent. Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nm7714 Posted August 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Thanks fryovanni, thats the way i was thinking of doing it, i know i just have to work out angles and thicknesses. cheers for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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