killemall8 Posted November 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 welll this sucks. the woods teacher said for sure he was going to be there today, i get up way early, and i drive all the way over there and the is a susitute. this sucks so bad. now i have to wait until tuesday to have it planed and be able to glue it up. another setback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 jus a few more. http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k.../DCAM0060-1.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k.../DCAM0061-1.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k...ie/DCAM0062.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k.../DCAM0063-2.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 (edited) Your volute is still too far into the neck! When you look from the side, the tip of the volute is almost on spot with the nut... or at least that is how it is on my guitars and on the Warmoth and Soulmate necks that I have. Here is the neck I did with Hyunsu in Korea. Edited November 15, 2007 by Maiden69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 when i scarf it, there is no wood behind the nut to make a volute. the only way i can make it like that is if i put the fretboard further down. i just cant becuase the joint is right where the voulute should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 That my friend is why you are supposed to do a full size, or at least a right scale drawing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 That my friend is why you are supposed to do a full size, or at least a right scale drawing. what does that have to do with there not being enough wood behind the nut? im sayin when i scarf it, the scarf is right behind the nut, and where it is joined is the thinnest part, and isnt enough to make a scarf on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 i dont know why i diddnt think of doing scarfs like this earlier, it looks much cleaner. glad i did it on the kl neck. here is another one. if you cant tell, it is an esp eclipse style headstock. http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k.../DCAM0064-2.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 That my friend is why you are supposed to do a full size, or at least a right scale drawing. what does that have to do with there not being enough wood behind the nut? im sayin when i scarf it, the scarf is right behind the nut, and where it is joined is the thinnest part, and isnt enough to make a scarf on Not that there will be not enough wood there, is just that you want that little extra wood right at the thinnest point. also some players complain about the volute because it "gets" in the way, and being that low, it will most definitely hit the hand while fretting on the 1st fret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 just a few with a body mockup. template by itself neck with template: http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k.../DCAM0066-2.jpg no, it will not be front loaded. i will have rear routed electronics. thats just how the template came. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bygde Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Looks killer! I love KL Explorers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Is that template your own, or bought? It looks nice and thick (two bearings on your router bit for safety?) plus very well made. Shame the pickup routs are already in there as thats a great place to drive some screws into the body wood to secure the template when shaping :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Is that template your own, or bought? It looks nice and thick (two bearings on your router bit for safety?) plus very well made. Shame the pickup routs are already in there as thats a great place to drive some screws into the body wood to secure the template when shaping :-D i bought it. yeah it is nice and thick. almost 1/2" thick. i have pieces that will fit in the pickup rout cavities to screw in. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Yeah, that is a nice template. Who did you order it from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Yeah, that is a nice template. Who did you order it from? i bought it from guitarbuildingtemplates. but i whenever i need something i just email him asking how much it would cost, and then i just send him a paypal payment stating what it is for. he is awesome. if you ask him and send him a picture of any custom headstock or body he will draw it up and make it for you. that is where i got the kl neck template for. yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 That my friend is why you are supposed to do a full size, or at least a right scale drawing. what does that have to do with there not being enough wood behind the nut? im sayin when i scarf it, the scarf is right behind the nut, and where it is joined is the thinnest part, and isnt enough to make a scarf on Not that there will be not enough wood there, is just that you want that little extra wood right at the thinnest point. also some players complain about the volute because it "gets" in the way, and being that low, it will most definitely hit the hand while fretting on the 1st fret Just move the volute or get rid of it alltogether. no biggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 my thumb doesnt hit the hit the volute. it comes close, but it is still very comfortable fretting on the 1st fret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 uh, finally got the dang wood thinned and glued up. will take pics tomorrow. glued up real nice, should work great. took it down to about 1- 1/2" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 got the body cut. just taking a little break for now. just got to make the neck pocket template, and then rout the neck pocket, then i can rout pickups and drill for the bridge. check it out here are some of the almost finished neck: http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k.../DCAM0073-1.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k.../DCAM0072-1.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k.../DCAM0071-1.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k.../DCAM0069-2.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb262/k.../DCAM0068-2.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDrugFreeJonnyx Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 That neck is looking beautiful! i want one really nice work so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewey Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 That's a nice looking piece of timber you've got there, I like the flecking(?) on the headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 thanks guys. nothing better than a piece of ribbon grained african mahogany! well maybe... but it still looks dang good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 its getting dark so there is not sufficiant light get the real feel of it. it is much brighter and smoother in real life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Good work on the neck, I really like how it looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Good work on the neck, I really like how it looks. thanks jon! i can guarantee this is my best neck ever. it is as close to perfect as i have gotten so far. should be my best build by far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 been putting everything ive got into this build. been working on it for a few hours tonight. hopefull have the control cavity done and the neck glued up by later tonight. that dang tearout is killing me though. sucks sanding out tearout in extremly hard wood. it takes forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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