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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on February 13, 2015 at 9:11pm

Those are pretty necks...   a lot nicer than my 1x2 necks...  puttin' a band saw on my christmas list...

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Permalink Reply by Primitive Acoustics on February 14, 2015 at 7:04am

I use these in the neck pocket and cut to size.

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on February 14, 2015 at 9:27am

Nice, Simple solution.

From what I gather, as always, there are multiple approaches.  Given that I am building 1x2 necks, it probably makes sense just to raise the neck and use a fretboard!

I think the key here is you can't have any negative angle (or much) or you'll have issues getting your action low enough...

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on February 15, 2015 at 2:50pm

Interesting.   I've played Wayfinder's and Maddog's and neither angle the neck.  Their gits play great. 

I do put in some neck angle, but unmeasured as to degree or angle.   I do it in a simple way and I like to think it gets the top free from most of the neck and improves acoustic tone and volume.  And then on the down side, the string pressure caves in some of my boxes.  I am TRYING to quit building, but likely will again.   And I think I will simplify things and have no angle.  

Good discussion.  

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Permalink Reply by David McQueen on February 15, 2015 at 3:23pm

I put an angle on most times. Last few builds it has been about 1/2" in 10". I am getting an 11/16" high bridge out of it. Lots of string angle over the bridge. It also gives me some clearance for a pickup without having to dig out the neck too deep.

The way I am doing it is much like Phrygian Kid's method. I glue two cedar shakes together. Cut the width to the width of the neck and the length to the length of the box, 1 1/2" wide by about 10" long. That works to zero thickness at one end of the cedar shake assembly and about 1/2" thickness at the other. I thèn glue that assembly to my neck with spray on glue and use it as a saw guide to run the box end of the neck through the table saw and cut the back angle. As per Phrygian Kid, i take the left over wood and scarf join it to the base of the neck to thicken it back up again.

My fret board does not come over the edge of the box, so I do not need the notch that Phrygian Kid shows on his cut. Mine is just a straight cut through the saw. A little simpler.

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Permalink Reply by gary sheldon on February 16, 2015 at 1:07pm

I use 7/32" difference between the front and the back of the box.  That gives a very slight neck drop.  Maybe around 1 or 2 degrees.  My experience is that you need to add a little extra, because you lose some when you string it up.

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Permalink Reply by john mackay on February 16, 2015 at 10:33pm

you guys still use inch's !! I've forgotten most of it now since we went metric.

what 7/32 in mm? that to me is neither here or there in other words not worth bothering.

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