BIRDS EYE MAPLE FOR NECKS - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T01:38:26Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/birds-eye-maple-for-necks?commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A3476454&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe youtube video is also hel…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-04-20:2592684:Comment:34764542020-04-20T03:27:25.679Zskip kernhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/skipkern
<p>The youtube video is also helpful: thanks</p>
<p>The youtube video is also helpful: thanks</p> Thanks for the pictures: they…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-04-20:2592684:Comment:34766562020-04-20T03:08:55.428Zskip kernhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/skipkern
<p>Thanks for the pictures: they are a big help: guitar looks great: again thanks for the advice: sk</p>
<p>Thanks for the pictures: they are a big help: guitar looks great: again thanks for the advice: sk</p> https://www.youtube.com/watch…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-04-18:2592684:Comment:34758862020-04-18T19:30:02.792ZBrianQ.https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BrianQ
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W6A38lMgJ0&list=PLQoYJG1ht92f3gcxoQ7f-m9ZXpW8gG1pO&index=2" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W6A38lMgJ0&list=PLQoYJG1ht92f3gcxoQ7f-m9ZXpW8gG1pO&index=2</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W6A38lMgJ0&list=PLQoYJG1ht92f3gcxoQ7f-m9ZXpW8gG1pO&index=2" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W6A38lMgJ0&list=PLQoYJG1ht92f3gcxoQ7f-m9ZXpW8gG1pO&index=2</a></p> 15/16” is thick enough, most…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-04-18:2592684:Comment:34758382020-04-18T19:25:02.052ZBrianQ.https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BrianQ
<p>15/16” is thick enough, most of us are using 1 1/2” x 3/4” stock, so you’re good to go?</p>
<p>15/16” is thick enough, most of us are using 1 1/2” x 3/4” stock, so you’re good to go?</p> Here are a couple more pics…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-04-18:2592684:Comment:34755802020-04-18T17:49:37.008ZSouthern Rayhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SouthernRay
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4456615837?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4456615837?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a></p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4456601156?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4456601156?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> Here are a couple more pics to show what this one looks like. This box is longer than some so has a good amount of the stick supported, so that has probably helped to keep it straight. This is the smallest one of three…</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4456615837?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4456615837?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a></p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4456601156?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4456601156?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a>Here are a couple more pics to show what this one looks like. This box is longer than some so has a good amount of the stick supported, so that has probably helped to keep it straight. This is the smallest one of three "drop-offs" of walnut I found in the drop-off bin at my then new favorite lumber yard. Can I say <strong>SCORE</strong>!? This is when I started building and they are all three in three stringers with heavier Speal blues-style strings and they are straight. Hope this is not just more muddle...</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4456592420?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4456592420?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a></p> This guitar was finished Oct…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-04-18:2592684:Comment:34757152020-04-18T16:22:25.043ZSouthern Rayhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SouthernRay
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4456261566?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4456261566?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> This guitar was finished Oct 2017. It's still straight. At the nut it is 1 3/8 in wide, and about and inch and a half at the butt end of the guitar. It has no truss rod. Thickness is about .800 inch. It has CBGitty;s Blues Blasters largest acoustic strings. It has not warped. Maple is harder. Not sure this will help, but it is a bit more to chew on. HOpe that…</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4456261566?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4456261566?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a>This guitar was finished Oct 2017. It's still straight. At the nut it is 1 3/8 in wide, and about and inch and a half at the butt end of the guitar. It has no truss rod. Thickness is about .800 inch. It has CBGitty;s Blues Blasters largest acoustic strings. It has not warped. Maple is harder. Not sure this will help, but it is a bit more to chew on. HOpe that helps and doesn't just muddle things.</p>
<p>Ray</p> thank you for the suggestions…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-04-18:2592684:Comment:34757962020-04-18T12:32:59.202Zskip kernhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/skipkern
<p>thank you for the suggestions: since the wood is about an inch thick, can i work the neck down to achieve a one piece heel or leave it the whole thickness and add on the heel? i can make one fretless: sk</p>
<p>thank you for the suggestions: since the wood is about an inch thick, can i work the neck down to achieve a one piece heel or leave it the whole thickness and add on the heel? i can make one fretless: sk</p> Not one to give advise, I'll…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-04-17:2592684:Comment:34751342020-04-17T18:59:21.113ZSouthern Rayhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SouthernRay
<p>Not one to give advise, I'll just say what I'd do. I'd build one with a longish heel. Perhaps 2.5 inches past the box. I'd also go fretless and let the wood shine through with no distractions. Happy for you that you have such priceless stock. I haven't added a truss rod to any of my necks, but given the family connection, I'd highly consider it. </p>
<p>Good luck with your build!</p>
<p>Ray</p>
<p>Not one to give advise, I'll just say what I'd do. I'd build one with a longish heel. Perhaps 2.5 inches past the box. I'd also go fretless and let the wood shine through with no distractions. Happy for you that you have such priceless stock. I haven't added a truss rod to any of my necks, but given the family connection, I'd highly consider it. </p>
<p>Good luck with your build!</p>
<p>Ray</p> Good you got it for free, a b…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-04-17:2592684:Comment:34751332020-04-17T18:50:13.222ZBrianQ.https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BrianQ
<p>Good you got it for free, a birds eye maple Strat neck costs about $200-350 </p>
<p>Good you got it for free, a birds eye maple Strat neck costs about $200-350 </p> i would like to use it as is,…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-04-17:2592684:Comment:34751302020-04-17T16:09:46.937Zskip kernhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/skipkern
<p>i would like to use it as is, like a maple neck strat: i have enough wood, so i have some options: i guess i ought to get some hardware and build it and see what happens: thanks,sk</p>
<p>i would like to use it as is, like a maple neck strat: i have enough wood, so i have some options: i guess i ought to get some hardware and build it and see what happens: thanks,sk</p>