Bainzy Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 (edited) I've got a few planks of English Sycamore ready for turning into Strat necks here, and I'm planning on making 2 piece necks with them all so this wood will only be used for the back of the neck, not the fretboard. What thickness should I plane them all to, for dimensions that will be accurate to a vintage or modern USA std Strat? 13/16"? 3/4"? Edited December 19, 2006 by Bainzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 I've got a few planks of English Sycamore ready for turning into Strat necks here, and I'm planning on making 2 piece necks with them all so this wood will only be used for the back of the neck, not the fretboard. What thickness should I plane them all to, for dimensions that will be accurate to a vintage or modern USA std Strat? 13/16"? 3/4"? Depends on your fretboard thickness. Overall thickness is 1", with the fretboard. http://www.warmoth.com/guitar/necks/necks....fuseaction=faq2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prs man Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 I start with 3/4 thick. I rout for the truss rod then I can start to shape the back of the neck. be careful when shaping the neck back you don't take off to much and go into the truss rod channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvyn Hiscock Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 13/16 is fine with a 3/16 board. As Guitar2005 said, final depth is 1 in and the neck pocket is 5/8in. It is a good idea to do the fretboard, radius it, nail the dots in and fret it before you do any shapting on the neck as you will find the frets go in much easier. Hope that helps, MH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazzyone Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 .800 with a .260 board if you wnat to be exact thats before radiusing or shaping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainzy Posted December 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Awesome, thanks for the replies guys. I can't wait to get cracking on planing these, since it'll give me an opportunity to use the router thicknessing jig stickied on this forum that I've just been constructing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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