Hello everybody, I have lurking in the background for over a year and a half now just reading and learning but I have a question......How do you overlapped the fret board on the cigar box IF you need to anchor the neck inside the box? I have been building...building...building but not adding the 'extra' fret board, did it twice and it was a pain but everything I am seeing has that extra piece so maybe need to venture there again.
Thanks for any and all help!
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This is how I usually do that. So the box top/soundboard slides into the slot under the fretboard. The step down from that provides some clearance from the rest of the neck as it goes through the box and is anchored at the other end, either by going all the way through, or ending inside and being fixed with screws. This is 1x2 maple with a 1/4 x 2 maple fretboard glued on and frets from CB Gitty of course!
Good info !!
Additional information:
The neck is made from red oak. I cut and shaped it to fit. The inside cut where it is glued to the inside of the box was cut down and filed until it was level with the top of the box. I made the fret board out of a piece of peruvian walnut tonewood I bought. I added the inlays and the frets myself, as well as the side dots that mark the frets.
It's not perfect, but I have a better idea on what to do for the next time.
I hope this helps anyone trying to build their CBG!
Peace
i believe what you are also seeing sometimes is a space cut out of the lid for the f-board to stick out of . (when actually, the f board is glued to the neck inside , not the lid )
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