Posted by Rand Moore on October 13, 2012 at 12:22pm
After the wood blocks are removed, use a rough wood rasp to file the wood down flat, and then use finer files and then sand paper to get the face of the headstock smooth,
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When laminating together a neck/head assembly, be sure to orient the several slats of wood as shown in this photo as the resulting neck will be stronger and resist bending better as compared to the same wood laminated together, but with each board sitting flat one atop the other,
These days I also tend to use a hard wood core and just laminate on the two outside lengths of trim wood when building my "paddle-box dulcimers", Seems the hardwood gives it a nicer tone. I'm using beech wood for the hardwood cores.
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When laminating together a neck/head assembly, be sure to orient the several slats of wood as shown in this photo as the resulting neck will be stronger and resist bending better as compared to the same wood laminated together, but with each board sitting flat one atop the other,
These days I also tend to use a hard wood core and just laminate on the two outside lengths of trim wood when building my "paddle-box dulcimers", Seems the hardwood gives it a nicer tone. I'm using beech wood for the hardwood cores.
nice woods for nice neck and fine guitar...°<[:-) [---]==={...