Yeah, given that it was oversized to start with Doc, I think it is good to go. The slip in the cutting is no big, that the the head end anyway and most of that will go with the head shaping anyhow.
As for the grain issue, MEH. It was forced by the nature of the wood anyway and some of the original distortion after cutting. I don't see it as being a biggie.
We shall see how it all goes mate.
FrankenLab:
Turning tone wood into expensive sawdust since 2016!
Originally Posted by FrankenWashie
No worries, keep us updated, cause I'm following this thread with great interest, I'm particularly interested in hearing how the Frankenwashie sounds when it's all back together.
So, while we contemplate how to get around the latest FrankenWashie related conundrum, the FrankenLab is tied up with experimenting on building of necks (Not sure where to put the bolts though?).
In prior instalments, we sliced up some maple strips, dressed them (Badly) and clamped them together with some titebond to get a rough and rude neck blank.
Said blank is now in two pieces and a large pile of shavings as below:
So far things are proceeding according to the rough outline of the overall plan so that these bits end up being glued to look something like this:
There is a bit of work to do in terms of clamping Cauls and set up before we are ready (read: fool hardy enough) to proceed with sticky stuff.
The keen eyed denizens will notice that in the last shot that the centre lines do not line up. The reason being that the blank was not quote symmetrical about the centre line, once glued I will establish a new centre that maps down the middle of the centre laminate across both head and shaft of the neck. as you can see i have (attempted) to line things up by the edges of that centre laminate.
Will post again once it is a glue sodden mess!
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