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Permalink Reply by terry harris on October 9, 2013 at 5:47am

I built a fixture for my miter/chop saw that holds the neck stock in place. Works great and gives a clean cut. I used to do it on my table saw with a sled I built. The miter saw is quicker. You could build a miter box to do it by hand but since you have the miter/chop saw...

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Permalink Reply by t-belly johnson on October 9, 2013 at 6:02am

If you`re using 7 layers of timber, laminated, then you don`t have to use any joints at all!

I cut mine out from a rough template as below.

I have all my wood cut at the yard from 2 metre lengths down to between 6-10 mm.Perfect for laminted necks and also the off-cuts are used for fretboards.Very little waste and no problems with making joints.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on October 9, 2013 at 6:04am

Here ya go:

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/scarf-joint-cut-with-chop-saw-a...

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Permalink Reply by terry harris on October 9, 2013 at 6:12am

Pretty much the way I'm doin it

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on October 9, 2013 at 7:51am

Thanks for posting up Dan.  I was going to post the same.  :)

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Permalink Reply by Piht Bull (Delta Dawg Guitars) on October 9, 2013 at 6:34am

Ive done quite a few scarfs and still refuse to buy power tools . I dont even own a drill .

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on October 14, 2013 at 12:49am

Follow these steps

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Permalink Reply by Marcus Darwell on October 15, 2013 at 9:50am

Thanks Mike for the sketches. I had an idea tho.....my neck blank is thick enough to actually carve the headstock angle. Would that be as strong as a scarf.

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Permalink Reply by Old Fingers Green on October 15, 2013 at 10:42am

One piece necks are a lot stronger than scarf jointed ones, if you can do that then do it! less work and more strength as long as you are using a decent hardwood.

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on October 17, 2013 at 9:46am

Nope, not true

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on October 15, 2013 at 11:39pm

Depends which way you have your laminations (vertical will be stronger ). If you have enough depth in your neck blank to cut your head angle it seems a shame to end up with so much waste timber. Scarf it and you could end up with enough for two necks.

To add strength you can always add wings to the headstock ( gives more width for a more ornate shape ) then finish the top face with an 1/8" thick contrasting timber to hide the scarf/wing joints

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on October 16, 2013 at 2:02am

I prefer to put the headstock over top rather than underneath.  This way the fret board covers the glue joint and provides more strength.  Longer bond length and glue on two surfaces rather than just the one.  Lots of people do it the way Michael does and are successful too.  I think it comes down to personal preference.

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