Thread: New Build, 7 String

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hmm...
but you guys dont like pics?



but here ya go....

makore and mahogany neck blanks....

i was wanting to do laminate necks.... but it was too hot so i couldnt be bothered waiting around for them to rip it up for me.. lol

hmmm makore neckthru anyone












not the gretest pics... but meh.... will get back to it on monday

nice wood hahaha....monday??? why monday? its the weekend???????

Originally Posted by floody_85

nice wood hahaha....monday??? why monday? its the weekend???????

the weekend is when i spend time with the missus.... haha

i play with my wood duriing the week


they didnt have any bigger bits of rock maple when i went today
so ill have to look for some in a few weeks.... but the makore will do i reckon...
Stu uses it doesnt he?

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

the weekend is when i spend time with the missus.... haha

You're obviously a smarter man than I thought you were

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

they didnt have any bigger bits of rock maple when i went today
so ill have to look for some in a few weeks.... but the makore will do i reckon...
Stu uses it doesnt he?

Did you say where you are getting this wood from? Or is that a secret?

If you want me to build a neck one day you're going to have to spill your secret source!

its a secret

(unless i already mentioned it in this thread muhaha)

Thats not very nice andy!! Sharing is caring ya know..i was gonna ask the same thing

Originally Posted by floody_85

Thats not very nice andy!! Sharing is caring ya know..i was gonna ask the same thing

lol im sure i mentioned it already.

its a lil place over near the water in annandale...

im hungry

and



AND
dadovfor is a pain in the A$$ hahaha


alright....
designed my headstock shape and made up a headstock template.....



mark up the neck blank using the right side to measure from (that side is planed flat)



set up my trimmer with a 7mm bit andget ready to rout the truss rod slot....



4 or 5 passes later i have a 7 x 10 trussrod rout
the adjustment end is about 13mm deep (thats what was needed for the truss rod im using to sit flat)



not a nice surprise under the surface... damn knot...
note to self.... look timber over more carefully before buying it lol.... oh well

trussrod fitted...
nice and snug..



rough cut the neck....



and headstock....
put your neck template on and use a bearing bit to rout your taper, then stick on your headstock template and rout that.....



now time to get the angle on the headstock....
mark it up, cut the face off with a saw and use my plane to flatten it to the line





hmm whats under the masking tape




i need a bandsaw....

Where are the explanations for each picture?!?

How am I supposed to learn to build a neck!?!?

Originally Posted by dadovfor

Where are the explanations for each picture?!?

How am I supposed to learn to build a neck!?!?

FIXED....

are you happy now you pain in the butt???

alright where was i....


fretboard
(yes the binding is around a cm over sized on each side will clean it up when its glued on)



a tiny bit of silicon in the bottom of the rout at the ends and let it sit for a bit while i get organised to glue the board on....



need to get off my ass and make up my fretboard gluing jig...
will get onto that this week....

in the meantime ill do it like i always do it... which is a pain in my a$$



headstock




will clean it up tomorrow and then i might get onto the body

Ps, dadovfor is a pain in the butt

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

FIXED....
are you happy now you pain in the butt???

A little ... could you create a pdf file of the complete build and e-mail it to me?

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

Ps, dadovfor is a pain in the butt

I resemble that!!!!













Lookin' good ... some quick progress and neat work there.

Originally Posted by dadovfor

A little ... could you create a pdf file of the complete build and e-mail it to me?




I resemble that!!!!













Lookin' good ... some quick progress and neat work there.

LOLLLLLLLl
how the HELL do i make a pdf?????????????

oh oh ohhh!!!! FINE PRINT?!?!?!?!?!

your getting cheeky haha...

and yes... the more guitars i build the quicker i will get

im thinking of doing a new neck though since that bit of mahogany is a bit gay...

i thought i could get rid of that knot but turns out it extends into the under side of the neck....

we will see if it dissapears during the neck shaping...

alright....

was busy today...

(and i'll put captions above the pics for dadovfor )

i took the neck out of clamps and trimmed up the sides of the fretboard...



done



grab one of the circullar saws and cut off some wood (wood i will use to make other stuff in the future) (and i hate using circullar saws.... dangerous lil ba$tards )



the next rough cut



and the next (notice i clamped the neck back down..wasnt sure about the titebond drying time, and the extreme heat had me worried..)



get out my double sided tape and find my template... make sure its right and stick it on the body.... and get my router with bearing bit....



slow passes (very slow around the horns... learnt my lesson last time)



and we are done (well i am)

body/neck, flash/no flash










and thats pretty much where i left it today....

just shaving the back of the neck down... will finish that tomorrow and get ready to rout the neck pocket, once the pockets done i will probably set the neck and get onto cavity routing, pup routing and bridge placement....

gotta go buy a barrel jack and some pots and a switch.... looks like this one will have 2 humbuckers...
will have to remember to drill the wiring channel before i set the neck...

hmm i have some thinking to do


oh and.... TODAY WAS STINKING HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
holy crap....