I'm a newbie at this so please be patient with me. I've been trying to make my own necks but my woodworking skills are a bit clumsy. I've been able to make scarf joints but I'm very sloppy when I try to notch the headstock for the tuners. How bad wou
Read more…So as time progresses, I'm getting closer and closer to starting my first build. My tuners just got delivered today, so I guess I'll probably start on the head of it first off.
I'd like to do an angled headstock, but I'm not sure what the best angle
Read more…Hello,
I'm new to CBN and on my first cbg build. I'm trying to build a 3 string cbg using a scarf joint with poplar 1x2 stock. I originally was going to have a longer headstock but do to trial and error with scarfing, I'm down to about 2 7/8" left o
Read more…I hope to make a Diddly Bow in the near future, but in looking over photos and videos of such, I wasn't too hep on either not having a headstock or simply modifying one that really wasn't all that impressive. That was when I started looking for somet
Read more…So I built my first CBG using method #1 for the headstock.
For my 2nd build, I'm using method #2.
I've seen several different methods used here.
Which would YOU consider to be the best method, and why?
(Please excuse my crude attempt at illustration
Read more…Hey there - I'm having a major problem that is rendering my first CBG unplayable. I finally got the box glued to the neck, the tuners installed, and all the finishing touches done, and I went to string it up for the first time. I was in for a disappo
Read more…I'm working on a ukulele and I've cut the headstock in a classical style but now the tuners have come in and I've realized I can't get them. I've seen others do this, like the pics below:
I've got the same pegs but cannot figure out how to get them
Read more…can you attach a separate piece of wood for a headstock and a separate piece for the neck and will it break under stress for a 4 stringer??
It all started when...........
I was putting together my deluxe kit( sorry MR Dukes) and dove tailed the
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after some bad experiences with scarf joints,
tried out this headstock design on my latest cbg and it works a treat.
