Richard

It's fine. The important bit is between the nut and roughly 9th-12th fret, but most truss rods run more or less the entire length of the fingerboard (electric guitars) or until the neck/body joint (acoustic guitars).

Thanks Mattia.

Hi

What is the correct length for a gotoh double action style trussrod ?

I was thinking that it should be from the nut to the neck joint ( in this case the 19th fret) .

But I've seen lots of photos where the rod extends into the guitar body.

Is my trussrod OK ?

Thanks

Richard

Thanks for the tips guys

I'll keep on practicing !

Thanks for thr Reply

I'm using a no5 jack plane . Found some info on setting it up ( an article from Fine Woodworking ) and I think its cutting OK.

The shooting board idea seems good the parts I'm not happy with are generaly where a slight rounding over has occured

I can see how it would work for the neck blank, which is norrower than the plane - how do you use it for the body blank, which is wider than the plane ?

Also do you lay the plane on its side on the board ,or clamp the board against the wood and use the plane normaly ?

Thanks

Hi

I've got my plane good and sharp but am not 100% satisfied with the results I'm getting when I try to joint my body and neck blanks.

I've tried searching for a tutorial but so far have only come across one for thicknessing .

Anyone got any good tips or can point me in the right direction with a link please ?

Thanks a lot

Hi

I'm gonna build a copy of a gibson firebird VII - but I haven't been able to get hold of any plans. The best I've found is a template / outline drawing .

So basicaly I need the following info. :

Thickness of the "wings"?

Thickness of the central body section?

Width of the central body section?

Is there a step between the central section and the wings front and back or only on the front of the guitar?

I hope someone can help me out

Thanks in advance for your help