billm90 Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 (edited) im done Edited January 21, 2010 by billm90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAK Guitars Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Whats wrong with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chops1983 Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 please post up some pics so we can see what the problem is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billm90 Posted June 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 (edited) im done Edited January 21, 2010 by billm90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 That joint is so hard to get clamped up since the headstock wants to slip away when I apply clamp pressure. Put masking tape on one side. That should hold it in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDub Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Get a book. Cumpiano's or kincaid's are pretty good. Really don't know how you'll get a good glueing surface without the hand plane though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billm90 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 (edited) im done Edited January 21, 2010 by billm90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chops1983 Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Try cutting your intial cut on the bandsaw and then build one of these jigs Scarfing jig for your gluing face. Im asuming you have a router and that you could mount it in a bench though. I made one of these and it works great. Take your time and make sure your two sides are identical though otherwise it may not plane square. You can also use it for your headstock face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billm90 Posted June 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 (edited) im done Edited January 21, 2010 by billm90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian d Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 I also realized I glued it the wrong way to do the scarf joint. I put the piece I cut off for the headstock on the top of the neck. Ooops. Nothing wrong with that. It just means your joint is in the neck instead of the headstock. The fretboard will cover it from the front. There are some beautiful builds where this is done on purpose and even highlighted with veneers in the joint. If it's straight and strong go with it. Cheers, Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 If you're not happy with the joint you got and the wood has spent many hours soaking in a bathtub, it might be better to start over. There's no shame in this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostInTheMachine Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 I said forget it and called it done and threw it in the bath tub full of steaming hot water. it sat for 18 hours. and I must of changed the water to hot water 3 times to keep it burning hot. Yeah, start a new one. And whatever you think you did wrong with that glue joint, do it again. If it lasts through your bathtub soak it must be a pretty good glue joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova9 Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 I said forget it and called it done and threw it in the bath tub full of steaming hot water. it sat for 18 hours. and I must of changed the water to hot water 3 times to keep it burning hot. Yeah, start a new one. And whatever you think you did wrong with that glue joint, do it again. If it lasts through your bathtub soak it must be a pretty good glue joint. Just for the record, a bath-tub soak is a terrible way to try and separate a glue joint. You're unlikely to get the joint hot enough, and you'll put way too much moisture into the rest of the wood. Even if you manage to separate the glue joint, chances are that when the neck dries out after sitting in the bath it'll warp. Use an iron with steam function on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billm90 Posted June 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 (edited) im done Edited January 21, 2010 by billm90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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