Off to good start... I remember when my Workmate looked new... my first CBGs were all poplar necks, the one I still play has a bit of a bow to it now. I finally have gotten to a place where my usable necks out number the ones I destroyed so I've switch to red oak, added brace in box and not looking back. Anyway, looks good.
Home Depot varies by store, I have 2 in my town, 1 carries red oak and poplar, the other carries maple as well, go figure??? I've also found a lot a variance in "in stock on the shelf" between the 2 Lowes in my town.
Made this comment a few times but a great source of neck hardwood is reclaimed flooring. Near me there a store that sells individual pieces or the whole gym. Stiff and dry, great character, and cheaper than the box store wood too.
I can't even remember when my Workmate looked so nice and new! With devotion to an obsession your's can look beat up and experienced, too. Saw cuts, chisel gouges, drill bit holes, assorted stain and paint streaks, duct tape on one handle, a hand carved wooden replacement handle on the other side..... Your neck is looking good, too. After my first couple of necks stated looking like an archer's bow I started gluing an internal brace/heel on my necks also. Never looked back.
Thanks, Grandpa! Yeah my workbench is brand new. The bowing "like an archer's bow" is exactly what happened to my first neck... after I started digging down into the top of it to place a piezo disc under the bridge! Granted, the wood was Poplar which I understand is among the softest of the most popular hardwoods. So maybe I dont have to do it with red oak or maple. But it appears like a lot of people add some kind of heel block/support brace inside the box regardless. Either way, I've just started so I pretty much accept the notion that I'm going to waste some wood in the beginning. Just trying to minimize the waste :)
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Off to good start... I remember when my Workmate looked new... my first CBGs were all poplar necks, the one I still play has a bit of a bow to it now. I finally have gotten to a place where my usable necks out number the ones I destroyed so I've switch to red oak, added brace in box and not looking back. Anyway, looks good.
Thanks Jim. All I can find around here for wood is the Red Oak and Poplar... sure wish Lowes/Depot had maple!
Home Depot varies by store, I have 2 in my town, 1 carries red oak and poplar, the other carries maple as well, go figure??? I've also found a lot a variance in "in stock on the shelf" between the 2 Lowes in my town.
Made this comment a few times but a great source of neck hardwood is reclaimed flooring. Near me there a store that sells individual pieces or the whole gym. Stiff and dry, great character, and cheaper than the box store wood too.
you might be able to find a cabinet shop or wood dealer in your area that can get hardwoods or let you have/buy scrap
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I can't even remember when my Workmate looked so nice and new! With devotion to an obsession your's can look beat up and experienced, too. Saw cuts, chisel gouges, drill bit holes, assorted stain and paint streaks, duct tape on one handle, a hand carved wooden replacement handle on the other side.....
Your neck is looking good, too. After my first couple of necks stated looking like an archer's bow I started gluing an internal brace/heel on my necks also. Never looked back.
Thanks, Grandpa! Yeah my workbench is brand new. The bowing "like an archer's bow" is exactly what happened to my first neck... after I started digging down into the top of it to place a piezo disc under the bridge! Granted, the wood was Poplar which I understand is among the softest of the most popular hardwoods. So maybe I dont have to do it with red oak or maple. But it appears like a lot of people add some kind of heel block/support brace inside the box regardless. Either way, I've just started so I pretty much accept the notion that I'm going to waste some wood in the beginning. Just trying to minimize the waste :)
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