Neck Profile Idea

[bob123]

Id like to write this down before I forget it...

To get consistentt neck profiles seems to be a pain. I was thinking, make a "spare" neck, shape it perfectly how you want it. Take that peice, make a fiberglass mould out of it. Make the fiberglass really thick and sturdy, attach it to a solid piece of material, and use it to fine tune your neck profile exactly accurate. Obviously, you would need to rough shape approximate size then finish sand with the jig. Pull it off, finish sand, and you would have an exact copy...

Time would be the factor here, this would not be a fast process...

[rhoads56]

huh?? How does this sanding jig allow for the increasing width of the neck shaft? Or, different neck shapes?

If you want speed and accuracy, get a custom routing box, duplicarver, or cnc.

Spokeshave and rasps should be all you need to whip up a neck shaft on maple, in 30 minutes max.

[demonx]

If you want speed and accuracy, get a custom routing box, duplicarver, or cnc.

Spokeshave and rasps should be all you need to whip up a neck shaft on maple, in 30 minutes max.

I had a Marlin Duplicarver - they're considered the best of the best. It owed me a couple thousand dollars once freight etc was paid. I sold it. My $50.00 Dragon rasp from stewmac was a better investment.

[Shelvock]

Id like to think carefully about what I'm about to write down before I forget it...

[Dean]

As a wise man once said ......close enough....

[dpm99]

On the other hand, you could make a mold and then do fiberglass necks.

[Tim37]

On the other hand, you could make a mold and then do fiberglass necks.

and the next question we hear is "what kind of tone does fiberglass have"

[bob123]

Lol I don't think you guys understand. You shape the neck up, to rough shape. Then put the neck in the profile and move it back and forth a half inch or so, not the whole length. It wouldn't make different neck shapes lol, that's kind of the point!

I'm not about to invest in a duplicarver, id rather fork out for a cnc machine lol

[rhoads56]

Ok, so how much time will you spend cleaning out the sanding dust when it all gets trapped in there?

How much effort will you spend trying to sand something with half inch strokes?

And if all that effort is all good, then why not just do it the 'original' way?

[ElRay]

and the next question we hear is "what kind of tone does fiberglass have"

Depends on:

• What tonewood dust you mix into the resin
  
• What color mesh you use
  
• Whether you buy big containers of resin and pump-out what you need, or the pre-portioned packets
  
• Whether you add resin to hardner, or hardner to resin
  
• Whether you cut your cloth on the night of the full-moon ore not.
  

Do I even need a

Ray

[DarkAvenger]

On the other hand, you could make a mold and then do fiberglass necks.

and the next question we hear is "what kind of tone does fiberglass have"

Fiberglass? I thought carbon was the tone fiber...

[westhemann]

No,cotton is.That is why I wear all cotton...so that when somebody punches me I make a toneful thump

[Prostheta]

Agreed on the carbon fibre. Lay down the finish first, epoxy then the CF. The only problem is pouring the wood.

[DarkAvenger]

Super glue and saw dust?

[bob123]

Ok ok ok it was just an idea, no need to lambast me for it

[rhoads56]

You got off lightly. In the past we've had meet ups where we actually burn members at the stake.

[MiKro]

You got off lightly. In the past we've had meet ups where we actually burn members at the stake.

Perry you are being too kind. Bob thinks his sheet don't stink. I say burn his ass. LOL!!

Just kidding Bob, just understand that there are builders here that have many years building, as well as age ( experiance). I was once bullet proof (like you and knew everything) until having been shot in the face and shoulder (shotgun) and to be honest, it Frigging hurt, I have the scars and the xrays to prove it.

So if you burn your ass in this one, So be it.

MK

[Prostheta]

It is good to see that thinking hasn't gone out of fashion though. I rue the day people will follow x guide to everything slavishly, probably on Wikipedia.

[MiKro]

Yes Carl, but being an Ass since day one can sometimes get one's ass heated beyond the point of credibiity. Always listen to someone's ideas with an open mind, until they prove themselves as having knowleadge or the ass they are.

Most responses from the OP here and elsewhere have indicated the latter. Another Litchfield up and coming.

MK

[westhemann]

Litchfield

Man...how long do we have to wait until the "L word" is put into the spam filter?

[Prostheta]

Stare into a mirror and say his name three times.

[bob123]

Now I get to ask, who is Litchfield and why am I being referenced to him?

[westhemann]

Stare into a mirror and say his name three times.

You first...I know better

[rhoads56]

Now I get to ask, who is Litchfield and why am I being referenced to him?

He is just a custom gutar builder.

[westhemann]

He makes collestor's items