sjaguar13 Posted December 24, 2003 Report Share Posted December 24, 2003 I was stripping a body that had a crack in the paint, and it turns out the crack is in the wood. It's fairly long. Should I crack it all the way in half like the neck tutorial, or just try to glue it? About the neck tutorial, would the same thing apply to an acoustic neck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 24, 2003 Report Share Posted December 24, 2003 A neck is a neck. When it comes to the body you might find it difficult to do that too. Is there any way you can tell how deep the crack is and is it from front to back or just on one side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjaguar13 Posted December 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Here are some pictures of the neck and body: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 You may want to work on your focussing if the pictures are going to be helpfull. In both pictures of the neck the background is very sharp... Unless the neck crack goes all the way through the neck, I'd gently prise the crack open, until you can syringe some wood glue into the space. Get in as much glue as you can, then clamp the crack closed. Clean up the squeeze out with a damp cloth and leave for 24 hours before stringing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjaguar13 Posted December 31, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 It's a $20 digital camera. That's the best it's going to get. Can I get a syringe at Rite Aid or somewhere like that? Should I do the same thing with the body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 If you have a Walgreens around you can get a free one, just ask the pharmacy for a childs one I think it's called. I would definately go with the wood glue on the neck but I would switch to either epoxy or bondo for the body and maybe even open the crack up a bit by hitting it with a dremel tip so you have a larger channel to fill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjaguar13 Posted December 31, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 The crack goes all the way down to the back. I should shove bondo in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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