set neck question

[Marcel]

Here is one I prepared earlier...lol

Setting the neck before any finish is applied has only two problems... One is things become more awkward as you now have a full sized instrument to deal with... and two, may the gods of excess glue be kind to you and your raw Mahogany just as they were not so kind to me.

The plan was natural coloured Mahogany neck and body with only a clear spray Polly protective top coat....Yep, I wiped it well with a damp cloth after positioning the neck, I sanded it until I was 100% confident that I had got it all, and yet the clear Polly I spray applied on the unstained raw Mahogany still found plenty of glue issues. What you see is still after twice sanding back the clear coats... The glue got into the raw Mahogany and got in DEEP!! so as the glue and the Polly I was using have some sort of compatibility issues I was essentially forced to live with it.

Lesson here is to put down at least one coat of "finish" on only the visible bits before setting the neck, as the glue (in my case TiteBond I) does enter any raw unsealed wood.

[Waldron]

Here is one I prepared earlier...lol

Setting the neck before any finish is applied has only two problems... One is things become more awkward as you now have a full sized instrument to deal with... and two, may the gods of excess glue be kind to you and your raw Mahogany just as they were not so kind to me.

The plan was natural coloured Mahogany neck and body with only a clear spray Polly protective top coat....Yep, I wiped it well with a damp cloth after positioning the neck, I sanded it until I was 100% confident that I had got it all, and yet the clear Polly I spray applied on the unstained raw Mahogany still found plenty of glue issues. What you see is still after twice sanding back the clear coats... The glue got into the raw Mahogany and got in DEEP!! so as the glue and the Polly I was using have some sort of compatibility issues I was essentially forced to live with it.

Lesson here is to put down at least one coat of "finish" on only the visible bits before setting the neck, as the glue (in my case TiteBond I) does enter any raw unsealed wood.

Couldn't you tape around the joint to avoid the glue run-out?


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