IB 1Q Build

[Bakersdozen]

Great work, well done!

[brisboy]

I like it a lot. Not as dramatic as the original intended colour but beautiful all the same. Well done!

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[G-Axe]

Looks great! Sucks that the Dingotone was a pain in the arse to work with, but you've done well to keep that veneer intact and get a beautiful end result. I actually really dig the strawberry blonde look.

[JohnH]

Really great work man

[doubleedge]

A few days after I finished the build I noticed the neck pocket wasn't centred correctly, so in frustration I put it in the rack with the rest of the guitars.
Now I'm thinking it can be fixed by taking the side out of neck pocket to move it across to centre it & shim the other side.
Question is : The screw holes in the neck will need to be re-drilled & as I'm only moving the neck across about 1mm I will need to fill the existing holes with something.
I'm thinking an epoxy resin or filler.
Has anyone done this? or Has anyone got any suggestions?
Cheers
Ron

[FrankenWashie]

Hi Ron,

if you are going to re drill the neck heel, i would probably drill to existing holes out larger, then use dowel and wood glue to plug them.
If you try and use epoxy or a filler, then you may have issues getting it to fill all the way down the hole, which might leave voids and weaken the bite of the screws.

The res of your plan is sound, you just need to be very accurate on the repositioning and shimming is all.once you’ve got the neck sat where it should be, assess what needs to happen with the neck he’ll and work accordingly.
Looks great despite the issue, nicely done!

[doubleedge]

Thanks for the reply FranenWashle

My concerns with dowelling is - will wood glue be strong enough & will the screws pull out of the dowel as they will be in the end grain?

I'm considering using an epoxy resin that I've used to repair my boats, which is strong when it dries but is quite thin & runs every where before it cures. So it should run into all the crevices & maybe using a syringe to insert it in the screw holes.

The neck is moving across approx. 1.5mm so when the screws are reinstalled they would mostly be in the original wood of the neck.

Happy to be wrong!

What do you think?

[FrankenWashie]

Thanks for the reply FranenWashle

My concerns with dowelling is - will wood glue be strong enough & will the screws pull out of the dowel as they will be in the end grain?

I'm considering using an epoxy resin that I've used to repair my boats, which is strong when it dries but is quite thin & runs every where before it cures. So it should run into all the crevices & maybe using a syringe to insert it in the screw holes.

The neck is moving across approx. 1.5mm so when the screws are reinstalled they would mostly be in the original wood of the neck.

Happy to be wrong!

What do you think?

I've done this with 3 or 4 now and I'm yet to have a problem with pull out in the dowel (nothing like tempting fate!)
.
I tend to make them a tight fit, and notch the sides before i put them in to allow for glues to penetrate and grip.

[doubleedge]

I've done this with 3 or 4 now and I'm yet to have a problem with pull out in the dowel (nothing like tempting fate!)
.
I tend to make them a tight fit, and notch the sides before i put them in to allow for glues to penetrate and grip.

OK you've convinced me I'll give a go.

Thanks for your help
Cheers Ron

[doubleedge]

Well it's back together & happy with the end result
Strings are running parallel to the edge of the fret board. It also fixed the string height issue it had on the treble side & made the whole thing much nicer to play
I use the body stain to colour the shim. I just hope it fades the same as the body did!