What to build next.......

[dingobass]

I have had a composite Tele body hanging around for a while so I thought it might be time to build a neck for her.

Kinda over making the same ole flat headstock profile f type necks so I thought to myself what can I do that is a little different?
Off to the timber stack I go...

After rummaging around I found a length of 'Hog that looked a bit lonely... it was a reject chunck because of a rather nasty knot hole in exactly the wrong place for it to be used as a body but there was more than enough to make a neck. Oh happy joy biscuits

So I marked out the profile and routed for the truss rod.

Then I stood there staring at it and scratching my bitz wondering what to do next.
It dawned on me that I could cut a swept back headstock out of the chunk so I marked her up and attacked it with the Bandosaurus...

[dingobass]

Next I grabbed my trusty template, screwed it down and cut the neck out and then profiled it with a bearing guided router bit.

Then on with the Tassie Blackwood finger board, dress that up and a trial fit... PERFECT!

Next step, drink Bourbon...

[DanMade]

Awesome stuff DB.
I'm just about to start a neck with a headstock angle like this, so it's great to see your processes.

[Brendan]

Looking sweet already DB!

[stan]

now that looks nice!
might have to start a scratch build just to have a DB custom neck like this!

[wokkaboy]

nice work DB, I recognise that neck template ! That's how we cut our CBG headstocks with a fall, looks better than a flat headstock. Look forward to seeing this progress !
So what was your poison, American Honey ?

[dingobass]

More progress on the neck..

Shaped neck and headstock, routed for bindings, profiled fretboard....

[DanMade]

Your guitars are beautifully organic DB, all your edges are soft and flowing. Looks like that will be a vert comfortable neck.

[dingobass]

Thanx Dan

Guitars should have beautiful soft flowing lines that you want to caress, just like a Woman.

[barrylicious]

Pretty sure that would chaffe my willy .... But I'd still caress the s$&t outta it