Neck. - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T05:50:06Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/neck-2?commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A2782932&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks Mark.
I get it now, ob…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-01-30:2592684:Comment:27829322017-01-30T19:35:13.049ZNeil Dohertyhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/NeilDoherty
<p>Thanks Mark.</p>
<p>I get it now, obviously attached to your straight through neck. Love the design!!</p>
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<p>Thanks Mark.</p>
<p>I get it now, obviously attached to your straight through neck. Love the design!!</p>
<p></p> Here's a better view (with wo…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-01-30:2592684:Comment:27827532017-01-30T19:26:03.388ZMark Hunthttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MarkHunt
<p>Here's a better view (with worse focus...) of the drawer pull tailpiece you asked about, this was the only place I could seem to post it for you. You can see that the top of it sits just above the box top, allowing room for the strings to pass through holes drilled for them. This gives as much "break angle" as possible over the nut, with limited torque on the end of the box (which is attached to the end of the neck anyway, which keeps it from being torqued by the string tension).</p>
<p>Here's a better view (with worse focus...) of the drawer pull tailpiece you asked about, this was the only place I could seem to post it for you. You can see that the top of it sits just above the box top, allowing room for the strings to pass through holes drilled for them. This gives as much "break angle" as possible over the nut, with limited torque on the end of the box (which is attached to the end of the neck anyway, which keeps it from being torqued by the string tension).</p> Hi Neil, I've done a couple w…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-01-30:2592684:Comment:27829992017-01-30T19:21:46.208ZMark Hunthttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MarkHunt
<p>Hi Neil,<br/> I've done a couple walnut necks that worked okay, though I usually prefer to use maple for the neck with a walnut fretboard glued on, which is stronger and more stable. It's not unusual for it to feel lighter than white oak.</p>
<p>Hi Neil,<br/> I've done a couple walnut necks that worked okay, though I usually prefer to use maple for the neck with a walnut fretboard glued on, which is stronger and more stable. It's not unusual for it to feel lighter than white oak.</p> found this from google image…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-01-12:2592684:Comment:27693582017-01-12T12:35:43.498ZJLhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JL239
<p>found this from google image search</p>
<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306604033?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306604033?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"></a>
<p>found this from google image search</p>
<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306604033?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306604033?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"></a> Hi Neil, Quarter Sawn timber…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-01-11:2592684:Comment:27688812017-01-11T21:01:25.323ZBufo Billhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BufoBill
Hi Neil, Quarter Sawn timber is a more expensive cut of wood. If you look online at Wikipedia or do a google search you will get a better idea when you have a diagram to show how a log is sawn lengthways into quarters and sliced into boards. You will see how more waste wood is created this way, hence the higher cost. (Check it out, you will be able to understand better with the diagrams and a better worded explanation. This wood has superior qualities for construction (it retains more of the…
Hi Neil, Quarter Sawn timber is a more expensive cut of wood. If you look online at Wikipedia or do a google search you will get a better idea when you have a diagram to show how a log is sawn lengthways into quarters and sliced into boards. You will see how more waste wood is created this way, hence the higher cost. (Check it out, you will be able to understand better with the diagrams and a better worded explanation. This wood has superior qualities for construction (it retains more of the strength of the fibres of the wood, therefore it is less prone to splitting and warping and is easier to work with).<br />
Hope this helps. Hi John, I did buy it off eba…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-01-11:2592684:Comment:27686762017-01-11T17:11:14.446ZNeil Dohertyhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/NeilDoherty
<p>Hi John, I did buy it off ebay so I guess you can never be 100% sure. My first build has a European white oak neck and my second has a mahogany neck, both do seem heavier but maybe I'm exaggerating a little.......out with the scales!!</p>
<p>Hi John, I did buy it off ebay so I guess you can never be 100% sure. My first build has a European white oak neck and my second has a mahogany neck, both do seem heavier but maybe I'm exaggerating a little.......out with the scales!!</p> Hi Bill, thanks for the advic…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-01-11:2592684:Comment:27686732017-01-11T17:06:20.708ZNeil Dohertyhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/NeilDoherty
<p>Hi Bill, thanks for the advice but, seeing as I'm a total ignoramus when it comes to timber, could you please explain what ''quarter sawn'' is.</p>
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<p>Many thanks</p>
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<p>Hi Bill, thanks for the advice but, seeing as I'm a total ignoramus when it comes to timber, could you please explain what ''quarter sawn'' is.</p>
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<p>Many thanks</p>
<p></p> careful picking through the w…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-01-11:2592684:Comment:27688942017-01-11T14:12:00.107ZJLhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JL239
<p>careful picking through the wider boards that were plain/flat-sawn (cheaper), and you can get close-enough perpendicular grain/rings for a neck from the edges of a bigger board, and then use the remainder for blocking or other non-git-neck stuff.</p>
<p>careful picking through the wider boards that were plain/flat-sawn (cheaper), and you can get close-enough perpendicular grain/rings for a neck from the edges of a bigger board, and then use the remainder for blocking or other non-git-neck stuff.</p> Walnut is not a particularly…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-01-10:2592684:Comment:27681772017-01-10T20:57:31.349ZChickenboneJohnhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ChickenboneJohn
<p>Walnut is not a particularly light timber...are you sure it really is walnut? It's only about 10% less dense than sapele and maple, certainly not as light as stuff such as poplar.</p>
<p>Walnut is not a particularly light timber...are you sure it really is walnut? It's only about 10% less dense than sapele and maple, certainly not as light as stuff such as poplar.</p> Hi Neil,Walnut will make a gr…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2017-01-10:2592684:Comment:27681702017-01-10T20:48:41.131ZBufo Billhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BufoBill
Hi Neil,Walnut will make a great neck, it can have a beautiful look when finished well, another good wood to use over this side of the pond is European Beech, very nice looking and good to work with.<br />
I don't know how many pallets are hardwood, never been able to find one, but perhaps that's just me.<br />
One other general tip is to use Quarter sawn timber where you can afford to, it is much more musical sounding and strong; it rarely warps in normal conditions.<br />
All the best from Bill. :D
Hi Neil,Walnut will make a great neck, it can have a beautiful look when finished well, another good wood to use over this side of the pond is European Beech, very nice looking and good to work with.<br />
I don't know how many pallets are hardwood, never been able to find one, but perhaps that's just me.<br />
One other general tip is to use Quarter sawn timber where you can afford to, it is much more musical sounding and strong; it rarely warps in normal conditions.<br />
All the best from Bill. :D