Members musicdog400 Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 I want to make my third neck. This one will have two exotic features I have not done before: tilted head stock and truss rods. The neck is for a Megatar like tapping guitar, 3.75 inches wide, 10 strings. My problem is this: To cut the 13 degree angle at the top for the tilted headstock, I can just lay it on my table saw, but the blade isn't tall enough to cut thru 3.75 inches. Should I: -cut as much as I can and hand saw the rest-or cut from each side -or make two half width necks and glue together-or other idea It will be important that these surfaces be cut uniformly at the same angle and I can see things going wrong with all of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Quarter Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 You could do a scarf joint http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=31332&hl=scarf+joint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 Can't you build a jig so you can get that cut in one pass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members musicdog400 Posted June 11, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 Those scarf joint posts were good. Can't you build a jig so you can get that cut in one pass? You mean for a hand saw or router ? I hadn't thought of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MahaloVision Posted June 12, 2008 Members Share Posted June 12, 2008 I've seen table saw jigs used to slice off the scarf joints. I'm sure they save a lot of time in a production environment, but for a single neck it's not worth the effort. I used to use a backsaw to cut off the headstock like they do in the Cumpiano book, but anymore I just bandsaw it off and true up the joint with planes. It goes ridiculously fast anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members musicdog400 Posted June 12, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 12, 2008 Sounds like I need to learn how to use my planes. In the past I have always taken out a chunk with the plane, which created another problem to solve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Quarter Posted June 12, 2008 Members Share Posted June 12, 2008 Sounds like I need to learn how to use my planes. In the past I have always taken out a chunk with the plane, which created another problem to solve. Definitely, hand planes are a great tool to have in the arsenal. Its well worth the time to learn how to setup, sharpen, and use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted June 12, 2008 Members Share Posted June 12, 2008 Definitely, hand planes are a great tool to have in the arsenal. Its well worth the time to learn how to setup, sharpen, and use them. So true. A plane needs to be damn sharp, and the depth has to be properly set to get good results. Technique in how you stroke the plane and attack the wood grain can also make a huge difference in results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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