Hey all!
First off, thanks for having such a GREAT resource for an amateur-woodbutcher-turned-guitar-maker to reference. I have done dozens of furniture making projects, so working with wood isn't toally foreign to me, but building musical instruments IS. Also- I have no electric guitar for side-by-side reference
Well, I may as well start off with the first dumb questions:
I have read through the tutorial about building a neck, a fingerboard, etc. However, nowhere in the tutorial could I find the dimensions (in inches, if possible)of the raw lumber needed to create a neck. I live in a town of 200 people that is roughly seven hours drive from the nearest Rockler store, so buying lumber is mail-order only, and I can't make any mistakes in ordering.
Dumb Question #1: What size block of wood do I need to begin making the neck?
As to the fingerboard, what dimension should the raw lumber be for the fingerboard? I intend to create some fairly intricate mother-of-pearl inlays for the fretboard (I have MOP experience, but again, not with musical instruments) Does this affect the dimensions of the fingerboard wood- as far as the thickness of the wood is concerned?
Finally, for MOP inlays, is there a wood that is better to work with? My inlays are semi-tribal in design, and I am looking for something that will be decent to work with.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me with these questions! I hope to have a completed project by sometime in Spring of 2008!
Hey all! First off, thanks for having such a GREAT resource for an amateur-woodbutcher-turned-guitar-maker to reference. I have done dozens of furniture making projects, so working with wood isn't toally foreign to me, but building musical instruments IS. Also- I have no electric guitar for side-by-side reference Well, I may as well start off with the first dumb questions: I have read through the tutorial about building a neck, a fingerboard, etc. However, nowhere in the tutorial could I find the dimensions (in inches, if possible)of the raw lumber needed to create a neck. I live in a town of 200 people that is roughly seven hours drive from the nearest Rockler store, so buying lumber is mail-order only, and I can't make any mistakes in ordering. Dumb Question #1: What size block of wood do I need to begin making the neck? As to the fingerboard, what dimension should the raw lumber be for the fingerboard? I intend to create some fairly intricate mother-of-pearl inlays for the fretboard (I have MOP experience, but again, not with musical instruments) Does this affect the dimensions of the fingerboard wood- as far as the thickness of the wood is concerned? Finally, for MOP inlays, is there a wood that is better to work with? My inlays are semi-tribal in design, and I am looking for something that will be decent to work with. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me with these questions! I hope to have a completed project by sometime in Spring of 2008!