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I've made several laminated necks by sandwiching a piece of 1/4" oak between two pieces of 1" maple. This results in a very strong, stable piece that's wide enough for most applications.
I then cut the essential neck shape out with my saber-saw, leaving plenty of room from the outline so that I can hand-carve (with rasps and sureform) the thing down to it's final shape.
If I need a wider peghead, I glue "ears" onto the sides of the already-cut shape. This dodge requires a lot of hand finishing, but I've built several necks this way, including my mandola. It's held up admirably to full pressure from 8 strings.
Something must be amiss here. I have cut many miles of oak with my band saw and it is nothing special.
Must be set up/blade tweaking that is needed.
Do a tune up/blade search and read up a little.
What bandsaw do you have.
Cheers Ron.
Something must be amiss here. I have cut many miles of oak with my band saw and it is nothing special.
Must be set up/blade tweaking that is needed.
Do a tune up/blade search and read up a little.
What bandsaw do you have.
Cheers Ron.
And this is why I love this site. Ron and Juju, you're right: the tension was almost nil. I've also learned more about that saw in the last couple of hours than in the past year. Tension is fixed, blade guards are where they need to be and it cuts a straight line like butter. Thanks, guys.
And Ron, I have a Delta tabletop saw. The blade is 1/4" with 6 teeth per inch.
Larry:
Glad to hear it worked out for you, if it is cutting well and the blade does not break you are fine.If you are not cutting sharp curves going to a 1/2" blade, when yours gets dull, might give you a nicer cut.
If you look at a guitar the center piece is not all that thick, maple oak makes a good combo:
Cheers Ron.
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Larry:Maple oak makes a good combo:
If your blade wears out buy a 1/2" blade, it does a nicer straight cut, 1/4" is better for curves.
If you are carefull you can cut do a few swipes with sandpapre on a block and glue it up.
I cut a extra strip of oak and use it for the "ears" that mark mentioned.
Glad it is working out for you.
Cheers Ron.
Larry:Maple oak makes a good combo:
If your blade wears out buy a 1/2" blade, it does a nicer straight cut, 1/4" is better for curves.
If you are carefull you can cut do a few swipes with sandpapre on a block and glue it up.
I cut a extra strip of oak and use it for the "ears" that mark mentioned.
Glad it is working out for you.
Cheers Ron.
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Larry, my saw is so old I have the same problem, I have a small block of metal under the tension screw which gives me a bit more, sort of like having your amp volume knob go to ten and a half.Don't over do it or the blade will break, when you think you have it right twang it like a guitar string and after a while you will know by the sound when it is dialed in.
With a 1/4" blade it is harder for the guide blocks to hold the blade. 1/2" has more for them to hold on to, I have taken the metal blocks out of the blade guides and put in maple blocks, then press them tight to the blade, this gives a tight fit and less wear/noise on the blade. They need replacing but work better. You can buy some fancy blocks but wood works just as well but not as long.The blocks do not touch the blade where the teeth are as they are bent out a bit, but with wood one you could have them on the teeth as the blade will just cut a grove in them, this works well on a small blade like a 1/4". The stop wheel behind the blade is just a hair short of touching the blade when not cutting. I take off the wheel cover and turn the wheel by hand and adjust things until it is just right. It stays fine for a while and then needs a little tweaking. Cheers Ron
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