Salvatore, I'm really sorry it has taken me this long to respond. My work on pianos is covering me up to the point that I have had very little time. To answer your question, yes it is the same piece of wood that I saw off that gets glued on. Scarf joint pegheads are considered to be stronger than a similar peghead shaped from a solid piece of wood. The joint is reinforced by using a peghead overlay or faceplate and wings.
Can I ask you this: After you make the first cut with the chop saw, do you take the piece you just chopped off,clean it up and just glue it to the underside? It should be close to the correct angle needed. You use this method alot, so it must prove to be reliable and strong. Do you lay out from the bridge and then make your cut just beyond the nut? Just curious, I might try this on my next CBG. Thanks
I must apologize, humbly and profusely, for referring to you as "sir", Charlotte. Having not looked at your name and avatar, I made the classic chauvenist error of assuming that my correspondent was male.
Don't let them scare you. They are super simple. I make my initial cut with a chop saw. I then dress up the cut on a disc/belt sander and I'm ready to clamp in minutes.
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Thanks Penny :o)
I have several instruments in various stages of completion that I'm dying to get finished as soon as I get caught up with my pianos.
Salvatore, I'm really sorry it has taken me this long to respond. My work on pianos is covering me up to the point that I have had very little time. To answer your question, yes it is the same piece of wood that I saw off that gets glued on. Scarf joint pegheads are considered to be stronger than a similar peghead shaped from a solid piece of wood. The joint is reinforced by using a peghead overlay or faceplate and wings.
Beautiful work Charlotte.
Can I ask you this: After you make the first cut with the chop saw, do you take the piece you just chopped off,clean it up and just glue it to the underside? It should be close to the correct angle needed. You use this method alot, so it must prove to be reliable and strong. Do you lay out from the bridge and then make your cut just beyond the nut? Just curious, I might try this on my next CBG. Thanks
I must apologize, humbly and profusely, for referring to you as "sir", Charlotte. Having not looked at your name and avatar, I made the classic chauvenist error of assuming that my correspondent was male.
I am very sorry.
Super simple, unless you're using hand tools and have very little patience.
Only scarf joints I've ever done involved knitting. Good work, sir!
Mmmmmmm, nice scarf joints. I've done two, and they still give me the fear.