I'm having a bit of trouble with the sequence of events here:
I have a poplar neck, and have cut and glued the scarf for the headstock, and cut and glued the heel/backstrap. After I shape everything, it'll get a satin 1-step "natural" stain/varnish.
Read more…I am starting to form some leftover tongue & groove oak flooring into a neck. After planing it into a rough rectangle it is a tad wider and a 1/16" or so less deep than a 1x2.. My skills are not so very good, so when I say 'rough' rectangle that's ex
Read more…I am sure this has been discussed to death, but I was wondering what the best materials to use for CBG necks are.
I have used in the past, to good success, the 1" x 2" poplar boards you can get at Lowe's pretty cheap.
But is that really the best?
Read more…Im using a bolt as a nut. wondering if I position my fret scale from half way accross the bolt or to the edge of the neck as I usually do?
Read more…So I'm seeing a lot of discussions (duh, here) about construction and what-if's. I seemed to see a discussion (Ted?) on using hide/gelatin glue. So my questions are: 1 Would hide/gelatin glue work to secure fretboard to neck and/or neck to box? Woul
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