Today, I shaped the 4th Guitar’s neck. As you can see, I’m using my Shaving Pony to shape the neck. The critical elements include the thickness of the neck, the smoothness (how if feels sliding up and down), comfort of the shape (roundness or radius of the back of the neck). I obtain the thickness [...]
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4th Guitar Neck
When making a guitar, there are some elements that are put together a bit like a puzzle. For instance, the Neck. The first step in making a guitar neck is to take a long piece of the desired wood and make an angled cut. The angle is determined based on the angle that you want [...]
End Wedge
An end wedge or other end decoration is a technique used by guitar makers to place something attractive over the seem between the 2 sides. It is very difficult to get a tight joint between the 2 sides when glued up in the form. I expect that there are Luthier’s/Guitar Maker’s in the world that [...]
Neck – Shaped and Thicknessed
Well, actually I have finished shaping and thicknessing 2 necks. The first step on shaping the necks was using a draw knife to begin shaping and thicknessing the necks. In using the draw knife, you quickly figure out grain direction and how to best approach the neck to get the least amount of tear out. [...]
