this weekend is shaping up to be pretty busy so I think I'm going to have a shot with the files and perhaps try with a very fine saw though I have a jig saw if that would be of any use
Hey!
sorry I haven't updated in ages just getting readjusted to school and they like to throw all the tests at you early but i think I'm settled in now and I've got permission to use my schools band saw so I think I'm set I'm planning on measuring up and drawing on the cuts for the neck over the weekend, taking it in next week to cut it and then glue and i should be able to paint over the holidays! so just as a quick reminder largely for myself the neck measurements are nut to 12 = 312mm, 12 to bridge low e saddle wound all the way forward with neck pickup out=318mm, and 12 to low e saddle wound all the way forward with neck pickup in =320mm so Im currently planning to take 8mm off the fretboard end ( theres 10mm excess after the last fret) and 6mm off the heel so that the scale length will be correct and the heel will meet the cavity. I will probably make the rough band saw cuts 1-2mm short and then finish it with files and sand paper. So thoughts?
P.S. its been killing me watching it sit around waiting to be finished. is this normal?
Hey Willem, yep very normal that's when you need to double check, triple check your measurements slow it down .just take your time
It'll pay in the end . You'll end up with a beautiful guitar.
okay I know I've been fairly absent for quite some time but! I have five exams over the next two weeks and have permission to use my schools workshop so I'm going to draw up the cuts I need to make for the neck on wednesday hopefully and then I've got thursday and friday of this coming week and thursday and friday of the week after to work on the neck get it cut and then I can glue it at home and the school also has a spray booth which if I'm lucky I may be able to use at some point otherwise I'll just go down the spray can route as planned
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