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Category Archives: Neck Build
Finished – October 2011
After fighting the nut (three attempts to glue it into place), the slots have been rought cut and strings added. It still needs a decent setup, however it plays a lot better than I expected. Project “done”
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Almost there – October 2011
(Terrible photo, sorry!). The frets have been trimmed, levelled (needed quite a bit due to my dodgy first attempt at fretting), re-crowned and polished. I then finished the neck in Tru-Oil, with a wax top layer for the back of … Continue reading
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Frets – September 2011
Putting sandpaper on straight edge to identify the “high” spots on the back of the neck, I worked on the neck profile some more. Finished off with a lot of sanding to remove the tool marks. This is my first … Continue reading
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Spokeshave – July 2011
This is the part of the neck build I’ve been fearing the most, time to shape the back of the neck. Just before I started, I drilled the holes for the side position markers. I was about to write I’d … Continue reading
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Fretboard On – July 2011
After removing the clamps and making sure the join was ok, time to trim the fretboard. The recent addition of a bandsaw made the next job a lot easier (else it would of been back out with the coping saw … Continue reading
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ClampZilla – July 2011
I haven’t done any work on the guitar for a long time – time to get back into it. Truss rod is fitted after a small amount of Dremeling at the top of the slot to make room for the … Continue reading
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Headstock – May 2011
Tuner holes drilled from the back, ~3/4 of the headstock deep. These are then revealed when the headstock is taken to its correct depth. With no bandsaw or planer, I used the same “saw dust maker” as used for the … Continue reading
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Neck Outline – April 2011
(Stage 2 not shown, mark the centre line on the blank and cut the truss rod channel) Copied the MDF template first onto thicker MDF (1/2″) as there is more for the bearing to run on. Traced the outline onto … Continue reading
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Neck Build – Start – April 2011
Starting on my first guitar neck (to replace the bought neck used in last years build). Make a template for the neck in 1/4″ MDF by: Drawing a centre line for the neck Marking the nut position and width Marking … Continue reading
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