82DeanZ Posted June 16, 2004 Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 Hi all, I need to ask for your advice (again)! Sorry to be such a sponge, but I now have a neck blank that has been planed and routed for the truss rod and am trying to decide if I should cut the outline of the neck before or after I glue on the fretboard. I have a Stew Mac pre-slotted maple fretboard that obviously isn't shaped yet. I could "A" glue the board on and shape the ouline of both at the same time, or "B" shape each piece separately and then glue them together. What is the conventional wisdom on this one? As usual, thanks for your advice! Best Regards, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 16, 2004 Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 "A" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82DeanZ Posted June 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Thanks Wes. I thought that might be the answer. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't anything I might be missing in doing it that way. Thanks! Best Regards, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 A- Shape the poutline of the neck then glue the oversized Fingerboard on being sure to keep it Straight and centered then final shape the whole thing as one piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 I do it the same way as Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 I do it the same way as Scott. Me too. But in the future I will do as much work possible on the neck before cutting it to shape and shaping the back profile. A rectangular block is simply way easier to work with. The only thing you can only do after shaping is fretting and even for that I will not cut the back contour beforehand next time. Let's se how this turns out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 This is my method, which has been refined slowly to be the most efficient way i cant do it, with the best results. 1. Surface plane and rout for truss rod. Cut headstock face angle or scarf joint. 2. profile fretboard to final tapered dimensions, and bind if applicable. Fretboard is inlayed, slotted, and radiused already. 3. Face fretboard face side down on my workbench, glue, and put neck black upside down onto it. Truss rod is installed. Wedge sides of fretboard so that there are three contact points (edges of fretboard = 2, centre line of f/board = 1) to support the fretboard. 4. Clamp down blank, onto fretboard, using the bench as a flat surface (clamp from under bench, to over blank). 5. When dry, mark out neck blank, and cut side profile, followed by face profile (of neck and headstock). 6. thickness headstock, add veneer, etc 7. carve volute and heel 8. shape neck shape with a spokeshave and files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracWell Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 hm, wouldn't the truss rod fall into the glue on the fretboard that way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 hm, wouldn't the truss rod fall into the glue on the fretboard that way? Truss rod should be firmly anchored in the slot and will not move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracWell Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 okay, now I have to really look into that part. any good pointers as for threads/tutorials? I thought you just routed the channel and dropped the truss rod in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 A- Shape the poutline of the neck then glue the oversized Fingerboard on being sure to keep it Straight and centered then final shape the whole thing as one piece That's how I'm going to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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