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Neck slot mistake
Hi,
So I made a mistake and want to see everyone's opinion on how to fix it.
I spent a long time carving the neck and rounding off the heel only to discover that I rounded back too far and now the flat neck slots I made on my box don't match the rounded bottom of my neck. It's the right width/height but I have 2 rounded open areas on the bottom/sides of the neck when I put it in the box that I want to fill with something but IDK what I should use?
I've seen some CBG's use some kind of rubber or weatherproofing/foam maybe to fill those areas in? I have wood filler but I think the space are a little too big for that and anyway if I ever have to take it apart they'd probably crumble.
Anybody have any ideas?
Thanks, a lot
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Permalink Reply by Carl Floyd on
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What about a 3 sided 1/4" thick wooden frame/surround that follows the heel carve & covers up the gaps?
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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on
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Carve out the shape of the neck with a thin scrap like so, It’ll hide the gap?
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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on
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Label them as " projective neck directional sound ports" ;-)
but seriously ,, if it is a wood box . try using some sawdust from the scrap piece ,, and mix it with glue to make your own color matching filler.
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Permalink Reply by Tom T on
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Been there, done that...
BrianQ's solution fixes the problem and adds a bit of style at the same time. It's how I fix my over-aggressive cuts.
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Yes, that is what I was trying to describe, Very nice, Brian!
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