ok day one (ok two I did do some cuts last night) I'll size the pics and put them on the bucket or upload them.
1. scarf joints are a %$^&#$*&%^ to clamp
2. cutting the headstock block to length before cutting the scarf makes a really nice oak sanding block
3. scarf joints are a &^%*(%$# to clamp
4. sometimes it is indeed better to be lucky than good. When thicknessing the body block to thicken the neck where it goes through the box, just wing it and stop when it feels good, then slip it into the box slots and viola! perfect fit the lid closes flush with the neck relief. (I will be a bit more careful in the future as that could have been bad)
5. scarf joints.. you get the idea
6. cutting the headstock was a bit more dicey than I thought (you guys make it look so easy!)
All in all it was good and while there will be a few things I'll tighten up in the future the learning curve isn't so steep that the project was in danger of failing..
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Question about stringing, with such a small thin box and going with piezos, should I use the heavier stings to avoid brassy treble or am I just full of wind? was thinking of a GDG with the medium strings .042, .030, .009, thoughts?
I've gone to a double guarantee the scarf joint doesn't slip. Two 1/4" hardwood dowels through the joint. 70% of the time it never slips every time.
Yeah Eric, I use toothpicks for the same thing. About 5/32, I think, is the bit I use. I drill through the front and not all the way through the back. The little dots get covered with a headstock veneer usually. Sometimes I let the dots show if I don't use the veneer. Either way 70% of the time it never slips every other time. I have also used the clamping to the table method Wayfinder mentioned with good results. But I lost $5 on his suggestion #3. My friend is way better than me!
This is why I no longer use scarf joints. There are tricks, but easier to make a headstock similar to a Srat or Telecaster.
I hear you Scott and I do it that way sometimes, but then I often need to use string trees to give down pressure at the nut since there isn't a sharp enough angle to the tuners. Lots of ways! I also use a slotted headstock sometimes like on a classical guitar for that down pressure but for me those are even harder.
yep, slotted heads good alternative. A few good Y-tube vids on how to do the scarf gluing without slippage too.
Yeah, I often use that last trick of yours. I'm proud to say I came up with it myself!
Wayfinder,
I secure the neck blank to bench. Then lay a scrap piece of 3/4" on either side so the router has a wide base to slide over. With a round channel bit set at proper depth, and with a fence I cut the rounded off portion of the head right above where thenut goes. Then I use a flat bottom bit set at same depth and remove the rest, which from a 3/4"blank is really only about 3/16"
..leaving head thick enough and so I am able to mount tuners.
Maybe I need to make a video ;)
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