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  • Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) February 23, 2011 at 2:27pm
    Looks kinda weird though, no?

    Wichita Sam said:

    so... if you like fenders and angled headstock, why don't  you scarf a neck and then cutout a tele headstock profile... I've done it a couple times...  one word..."NO STRING TREES".....

    the best,

    WS

    markholt said:

    i dont haVE A PROBLEM WITH FENDER I ACTUALLY LOVE THEM BUT I DO LIKE THE ANGLED HEAD SO THANX AND JUST SOO YOU KNOW I THINK I'LL BE USING FENDER PUPS IN MINE HEHEHE
  • Wichita Sam February 23, 2011 at 1:51pm

    so... if you like fenders and angled headstock, why don't  you scarf a neck and then cutout a tele headstock profile... I've done it a couple times...  one word..."NO STRING TREES".....

    the best,

    WS

    markholt said:

    i dont haVE A PROBLEM WITH FENDER I ACTUALLY LOVE THEM BUT I DO LIKE THE ANGLED HEAD SO THANX AND JUST SOO YOU KNOW I THINK I'LL BE USING FENDER PUPS IN MINE HEHEHE
  • Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) February 23, 2011 at 10:59am
    Cheers, Steve.
  • Slowpaw Steve T February 23, 2011 at 2:46am

    This is the most informative guide i have found on CBG building techniques, also found the fret mounting tips and materials guide very useful, thanks to Josh for making it freely available!

    There is very little information out there on CBG's, most Blues guides list Strats, Teles and LP's as the  best Blues guitars, though it seems the traditional Blues sound really comes alive on 1, 2, 3 and 4 stringed  instruments !

     

    .

  • ledbelly November 17, 2010 at 2:47pm
    i dont haVE A PROBLEM WITH FENDER I ACTUALLY LOVE THEM BUT I DO LIKE THE ANGLED HEAD SO THANX AND JUST SOO YOU KNOW I THINK I'LL BE USING FENDER PUPS IN MINE HEHEHE
  • Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) September 7, 2010 at 6:23pm
    The glue is there to joint the wood together, not act as a gap filler :)

    There are several reasons to this:

    1. Leaving the surfaces jagged creates a lot more gaps than you want, no matter what anyone tells you. This is a huge structural liability and is likely to lead to joint failure. Also, yellow glue, even when it sets up completely, is softer than wood. If you have a tone of that spackled into your joint, it will suck up all the vibrational energy and kill your sustain.

    2. The surfaces have to be flat in order to have an invisible glue line. If you don't get them flat you'll have a thick, ugly glue line that'll stick out like a sore thumb.

    Michael L. Castle said:
    Josh,
    Dumb question, but.....Why is it necessary to completely flatten the cuts before gluing a scarf joint? It seems like I saw somewhere where someone said something to the effect that if you leave 'em rough, the glue will "fill 'em in"
    Is this due to the nature of "aliphatic resin glue", or is this true in general? ( Actually, I guess one has only to read the label, where it says "must fit tightly" )
    T.I.A.!
    Michael
  • Michael L. Castle September 7, 2010 at 5:59pm
    Josh,
    Dumb question, but.....Why is it necessary to completely flatten the cuts before gluing a scarf joint? It seems like I saw somewhere where someone said something to the effect that if you leave 'em rough, the glue will "fill 'em in"
    Is this due to the nature of "aliphatic resin glue", or is this true in general? ( Actually, I guess one has only to read the label, where it says "must fit tightly" )
    T.I.A.!
    Michael
  • c baxter August 20, 2010 at 3:10am
    Simply Thank You..... And if you have anything else as great as that. Please write again and add pictures they really help! No more plain necks on my CBGs.
  • christian pearson July 11, 2010 at 4:49pm
    this is a great thing to read. and the pics are great.
  • Jonathan April 7, 2010 at 11:07am
    so? are scarf joints stronger than if, say, i just cut the whole neck out of a laminated block. and i just cut the angle out.
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