Hi friends...
I have just built by first neck and headstock and working on a second one. I am using 1 x 2 poplar. Scarf neck joint. For the headstock I have glued two short pieces of 1 x 2 to the existing neck/headstock piece (three wide) I have been drilling and using dowels to glue the pieces together.
My question is... has anyone built a headstock without using dowels? (just glue) If so... how did it work?
Thank you guys so much!!!
Steve
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Thank all of you very much for replying to this post. As always, your advice is greatly appreciated.
I may not have made myself very clear in my post. I tend to make that mistake a lot... my apologies.
My question was not about using dowels in the scarf joint... it was about using dowels in the headtsock when your're gluing extra pieces of wood to each side of the headstock in order to make it wider. I too use the system explained in Josh Gayou's manual using a scarf joint to attach the head to the neck.
Thanks,
Steve
Skeesix > Steve RobbinsSeptember 26, 2015 at 1:29pm
I have never used dowels to glue "wings" on the headstock. The joint is quite strong.
Greg Thompson > Steve RobbinsSeptember 22, 2015 at 6:08pm
I have never used dowels to attach the wings on the head stock.
Same as gluing scarf joint. Do a good job with glue and clamping and it's a strong as it can be. I laminate different wood this way into the head for a bit more interest.
Josh Gayou has a good method for making scarf joints in his Advanced Cigar Box Guitar Building Guide. I have used this method successfully to make scarf joints. No dowels are involved. In fact, I have never heard of anyone using dowels. The scarf joint, in and of itself, is quite strong.
I just used dowels on my 6 string build that I'm working on. My 4 string CBG's are fine without, just a little more help couldn't hurt on the 6 string.
John Sawyer > Steve RobbinsSeptember 21, 2015 at 1:03am
One trick I just learned from somebody here: Drop 2 staples into one side of the joint, then cut the staple off with some flush cutters. It will leave a sharp pin protruding, which will keep the joint from slipping until the glue dries...
This has saved me a lot of time clamping scarf joints to my workbench...
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No dowels.
Thank all of you very much for replying to this post. As always, your advice is greatly appreciated.
I may not have made myself very clear in my post. I tend to make that mistake a lot... my apologies.
My question was not about using dowels in the scarf joint... it was about using dowels in the headtsock when your're gluing extra pieces of wood to each side of the headstock in order to make it wider. I too use the system explained in Josh Gayou's manual using a scarf joint to attach the head to the neck.
Thanks,
Steve
I have never used dowels to glue "wings" on the headstock. The joint is quite strong.
Same as gluing scarf joint. Do a good job with glue and clamping and it's a strong as it can be. I laminate different wood this way into the head for a bit more interest.
Josh Gayou has a good method for making scarf joints in his Advanced Cigar Box Guitar Building Guide. I have used this method successfully to make scarf joints. No dowels are involved. In fact, I have never heard of anyone using dowels. The scarf joint, in and of itself, is quite strong.
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I just used dowels on my 6 string build that I'm working on. My 4 string CBG's are fine without, just a little more help couldn't hurt on the 6 string.
Thank guys!!! That will save some time!!!
One trick I just learned from somebody here: Drop 2 staples into one side of the joint, then cut the staple off with some flush cutters. It will leave a sharp pin protruding, which will keep the joint from slipping until the glue dries...
This has saved me a lot of time clamping scarf joints to my workbench...
Thank you for stealing and sharing! Should we meet, the first beer is on me.
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