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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on November 11, 2019 at 9:35pm

So it is, I was thinking of the neck above which is maple under the headstock and what looks like mahogany above.

OLE Pete could break anything. Hahaha

Permalink Reply by Daniel Walter on November 12, 2019 at 12:41pm

hers's a scarf joint i'm fond of. this neck shouldn't break any time soon.

the second one as well, carbon fiber and purple heart running into the head stock.

hard woods rule. i do like fixing broken stuff though.

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Walter on November 12, 2019 at 12:43pm

gotta click on the top pic to see the scarf joint. didn't think they'd post this way.........

Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on November 15, 2019 at 9:10am

Stewmac sells carbon fiber rods to help stiffen necks and having them run through the scarf joint would be a good idea.

I also think that the longer the scarf joints are and the more materials used in and around that joint will make it strong.

Permalink Reply by François on November 15, 2019 at 9:41am

Like Paul said. the more material and the more surface area there is for the glue to grab on to the more solid the joint.

Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on November 15, 2019 at 10:23am

That's why I put my scarf joint right under the first 3 frets of the fretboard. That gives me the fretboard, trussrod and the 2 pieces of the scarf joint all glued into place. I also add 2 dowels running through the scarf joint for extra rigidity.

All that may be too much for a 3 string guitar, but it works great for my 4 and 6 string guitars. So far they haven't broke or bowed/warped.

Permalink Reply by Ben Ridgeway on November 7, 2019 at 7:51am

Tele-ish 5 string from the scrap pile

Maple and mahogany

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Permalink Reply by MadGomer on November 7, 2019 at 4:35pm

Looks great - what kind of finish are you thinking you'll put on it?  Curious what scale length you're using too.

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Permalink Reply by Ben Ridgeway on November 7, 2019 at 5:54pm

Tunge oil, I hate shiny stuff

I prefer Fender scale, 25.5

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on November 7, 2019 at 6:00pm

Looks great, I like the side profile because it reminds me of a SG.

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on November 7, 2019 at 6:42pm

Nice wood skills Ben. Sweat looking guitar!

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on November 7, 2019 at 7:23pm

Looks like my concerns were right. I'm going to end up taking this guitar back down to the wood. The silver stuff is called punchinello. Or sequin scrap ribbon. I'm going to have to attach this to the guitar top first. Fold it down and around to the insider. Then glue the top to the body. The stuff you see sticking out is sharp. Sharp enough to cut yourself with. All in all it's no big deal. I'll paint this one up to look like the other build I'm woking on. Then turn that one into Radio Active. 

Other change I plan on making. Going to use a slide on decal for the numbers and dial instead of paper. Definitely look better. 

So I know what your asking. Why would anyone have stuff called punchinello? I make reproduction Victorian Christmas ornaments. Not the 1980's grandma's underwear got tossed onto a tree stuff. The real stuff.  These particular ornaments were known as 'Sebnitz'. Were popular between the late 1800's to early 1900. Here a pic of a sebnitz boat I made on the tree last year.

So in all it's not like I have to start over. Just refinishing it before it was finished to begin with. Way better than living with how it turned out. The new look wont be normal either. The strangeness will continue. 

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