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The hardest part of making a neck with no power saw

There is something about using a coping saw and a chisel to make a guitar neck. a great feeling knowing you made the guitar without more than mainly just a drill . Those cuts in the neck for the cigar box to close and the recess the headstock require difficult and time-consuming effort for me...
I'm thinking of a jigsaw? to make those cuts but also wanted to know what other tools people use to cut those areas. I seem to make the most mistakes at these points because of the chisel/sanding.

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on December 1, 2014 at 9:22am

I sometimes worry about chiseling a chunk and gouging ...it's happened and I've messed up...so slower technique and softer blows with hammer.

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Permalink Reply by Clarky on December 3, 2014 at 4:48am

The only power tool I ever use to shape a neck is a small sander to finish it off. My latest neck was whittled down by hand with a saw, chisel and hammer, and this cool little shaver that cost me about £4...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-Multirasp-Shaver-190mm/dp/B00NHOW554...

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Permalink Reply by jabes on December 3, 2014 at 7:14am

haven't got a power saw , i use a panel saw , spoke shave and a scraper. brace and bit for the tuners..sandpaper..

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