I was a little bit sick at the begining of October and it took me a while to get over it. I am back building the pine body T type guitar. I worked on the neck this weekend. It is way thicker than I thought. I got the neck mostly done and had to route…
Birdseye Maple Neck
I started a new neck today. I got a birdseye maple neck blank and 5 (one extra for free) granadilla fretboards from Tonewood Experts. I drew a centerline, not in the center, and then cut the trussrod slot. Then I cutout the neck with my bandsaw. I used two small nails to align the fret…
Continuing the build
I flew home with the guitar I built at Texas Toast Guitars. I carried it on the plane and left it at the plane door and retrieved it right after the flight. It was a bit of a nervous flight. It worked out well for all parties. I put on the Hipshot tuners and the…
Inlays
today I installed the abalone inlays for the fretboard. It was straightforward and didn’t take long. Having said that, it was a fair bit of work. I bouth a pre-radiused and slotted maple fretboard. Finding the middle of the fret to place the inlay on a radiused fretboard is a challenge. I found a ruler…
Nearly finished
The new neck is nearly finished. I have a bunch of sanding to do, fret work, nut, and add the tuning machines. It was way more sanding than I thought it would be. Came out really good. I used my router to hog out material from the headstock. Then I used the oscillating spindle sander….
The neck
I have not built a neck yet and I am really anxious about it. I have the wood and the tools. I have no experience or training. I have access to youtube so I should be able to get it done. It will be a classic tele neck shape made from mahogany from Tonewood Experts….
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