SPLITTING HEADSTOCK HELP - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T06:01:20Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/splitting-headstock-help?feed=yes&xn_auth=noGlue on the end grain is a go…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2018-03-22:2592684:Comment:30821802018-03-22T17:58:18.034ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>Glue on the end grain is a good idea.</p>
<p>Glue on the end grain is a good idea.</p> I am a little late in the gam…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2018-03-22:2592684:Comment:30823432018-03-22T17:37:05.217ZTomhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TomCarmicheal
<p>I am a little late in the game but my two cents is I would inset and glue a piece of wood to fill the gap and then sand the end grain to bare wood and then go over the end grain with super glue. The super glue will go into the grain of the wood and make it very hard.</p>
<p>I am a little late in the game but my two cents is I would inset and glue a piece of wood to fill the gap and then sand the end grain to bare wood and then go over the end grain with super glue. The super glue will go into the grain of the wood and make it very hard.</p> Thanks all
tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2018-03-21:2592684:Comment:30814732018-03-21T21:07:48.708ZWeshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Wes265
<p>Thanks all</p>
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<p>Thanks all</p>
<p></p> Your idea of opening the crac…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2018-03-21:2592684:Comment:30814612018-03-21T19:10:06.665ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>Your idea of opening the crack and filling it with a sliver of wood may put more stress on the wood around the hole and cause a new crack. Also, it may make the hole bigger causing a loose tuning key to rattle.</p>
<p>This is the reason my guitar has a "redesigned" headstock.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306694482?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306694482?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a></p>
<p>All the tuners used to be on one side. A crack started in the same place as the one shown…</p>
<p>Your idea of opening the crack and filling it with a sliver of wood may put more stress on the wood around the hole and cause a new crack. Also, it may make the hole bigger causing a loose tuning key to rattle.</p>
<p>This is the reason my guitar has a "redesigned" headstock.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306694482?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306694482?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"></a></p>
<p>All the tuners used to be on one side. A crack started in the same place as the one shown above. The crack migrated to the other side of the hole. So I had to reshape the end of the headstock and move the other tuners to the the other side.</p> It's fix and add plate or tim…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2018-03-21:2592684:Comment:30815592018-03-21T19:01:19.199ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>It's fix and add plate or time to strip off the wings and put new ones on with the grain in the right direction and possibly harder wood.</p>
<p>It's fix and add plate or time to strip off the wings and put new ones on with the grain in the right direction and possibly harder wood.</p> That's why the plate is a goo…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2018-03-21:2592684:Comment:30815582018-03-21T18:59:15.891ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>That's why the plate is a good idea, to keep the problem from reoccurring in that spot or another. The plate would absorb the stress and possibly help with tone and sustain.</p>
<p>That's why the plate is a good idea, to keep the problem from reoccurring in that spot or another. The plate would absorb the stress and possibly help with tone and sustain.</p> I don't know guys, typically,…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2018-03-21:2592684:Comment:30817302018-03-21T18:50:01.468ZRichard Deanhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/RichardDean
<p>I don't know guys, typically, I'd agree with you, glue and clamp, but, you'll be reapplying the pressure and it will want to pull apart again, the glued joint won't, but right next to it might pull apart since it's got grain working against it. I'd still just open up the slit and glue in a piece of flat material, leave it in it's relaxed position, or as suggested, a face plate, or plate on the back. I could be wrong, only an observation.</p>
<p>I don't know guys, typically, I'd agree with you, glue and clamp, but, you'll be reapplying the pressure and it will want to pull apart again, the glued joint won't, but right next to it might pull apart since it's got grain working against it. I'd still just open up the slit and glue in a piece of flat material, leave it in it's relaxed position, or as suggested, a face plate, or plate on the back. I could be wrong, only an observation.</p> I second the glue it and clam…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2018-03-21:2592684:Comment:30815552018-03-21T18:14:59.163ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>I second the glue it and clamp it fix. I like Darryl's recommendation of adding the plate to either top or back since the grain is running the opposite way as Richard pointed out. That will reinforce the headstock against more splits later.</p>
<p>I second the glue it and clamp it fix. I like Darryl's recommendation of adding the plate to either top or back since the grain is running the opposite way as Richard pointed out. That will reinforce the headstock against more splits later.</p> As it,s a cbg , maybe you cou…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2018-03-21:2592684:Comment:30815932018-03-21T10:23:44.537Zdarryl kernaghanhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/darrylkernaghan
<p>As it,s a cbg , maybe you could re inforce it with a bit <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306694223?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306694223?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"></a>of 1/8 aluminium plate like i did on the one pictured when i thought i,d got a bit thin on the headstock, so added it to be safe</p>
<p>As it,s a cbg , maybe you could re inforce it with a bit <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306694223?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306694223?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"></a>of 1/8 aluminium plate like i did on the one pictured when i thought i,d got a bit thin on the headstock, so added it to be safe</p> Thanks for the reply tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2018-03-20:2592684:Comment:30810382018-03-20T22:16:51.866ZWeshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Wes265
<p>Thanks for the reply </p>
<p>Thanks for the reply </p>