I am doing my first build and I wanted to know the best way to bond the neck to the box. My thought would be a good epoxy. any ideas.
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I built my resonator pretty much as a "real" guitar is built, with a "heel" inside the box and slots for the front to slide into.
This was additionally reinforced with a pair of braces that ran the length of the back.
This resulted in a lot of gluing surface, and I used titebond II, a premium synthetic wood glue.
I certainly wouldn't attempt to just stick the neck structure onto the front-piece of the box with glue... Using a bolt-on neck seems more appropriate if you want to go that route. I've built several that way and they work fine.
I use gorilla glue, some here don`t like it but for me it`s never been a problem.Just make sure you don`t overdo it though because it expands like tyreweld,and it`s got a strong adhesive.
I NEVER glue my necks in, two decent woodscrews is enough to fix a neck for 3 and 4 string guitars. You don't need any more strength than that, plus it's really easy to take out to adjust the action, repairs etc.
As for glue, ordinary woodglue is best, Titebond (plain old red label stuff) is my choice..plus you can release it with heat and moisture for future repairs...but there's no advantage to be gained by glueing in a neck.
For my money, definitely the way to go. For a first time build especially, it's useful to be able to tinker with it, and a screw-on neck is easy for that, as you can take it out, shim the neck angle to get the action just right, re-align it etc.
I'm just re-necking a CBG (made by someone else, but the owner didn't like the skinny neck) with a glued-in neck...fortunately it's come off pretty clean, but it was still 1/2 hour's careful work to get it free...it would have been out in seconds if it had been fixed with screws..and of course the new neck is screwed in.
MichaelS Country Boy Guitars said:
I screw on my necks, but for the blocks to screw them to I use either Tite Bond or Elmers Carpenters wood glue. Both work well, set up0 reasonable quick when clamped and you can clean the ooz with water while it is still soft.
Another vote for screwing. Wait.... Ok, whatever. Anyway, screwing the neck in is so much easier. My first few builds I nailed the neck to the box, but it wasn't a very secure method, and I reinforced with glue. Then I switched to screws, and it's so much better. Doesn't look as cool as the nails, but it can't all be aesthetics.
So are you saying line the neck up with the top of the box and glue and screw it in abandoning the thru box method..
Ryan Rose said:
Another vote for screwing. Wait.... Ok, whatever. Anyway, screwing the neck in is so much easier. My first few builds I nailed the neck to the box, but it wasn't a very secure method, and I reinforced with glue. Then I switched to screws, and it's so much better. Doesn't look as cool as the nails, but it can't all be aesthetics.
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