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nkwak

Post subject: Re: Is there a tutorial on making laminated neck blanks?

Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 7:01 pm

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tlguitars wrote:

That's 1/4 to rift sawn. Don't use it for your neck bulk. The Rose wood is 1/4rd as well. You can rip some pieces and thin them for cores but for the bulk laminates it's a no go. Cabinet grade is what you want and yes, do acclimate it to your shop for as long as you can. A week minimum a month is better a year is best.

Todd, I just had a thought. Would part of this piece be suitable to build part of a quartersawn neck blank from?

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BobK

Post subject: Re: Is there a tutorial on making laminated neck blanks?

Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 7:26 pm

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TonyKarol wrote:

BobK ... I dont htin it will matter much if you use fiber or wood as the thin lams .. the woods wil move at different rates for different species .. so eventually ridges appear anyway. As for thin curly veneer being seen, yes you can if the curl is intense enough - i made purf strips with two laters of curly maple centred by alternating woods - the maple was flitch matched , and you could see the curl pulse in unison in the purf lines, at 20 thou each ...

Good to know on both counts. Thanks Tony.

Bob

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tlguitars

Post subject: Re: Is there a tutorial on making laminated neck blanks?

Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 8:23 pm

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Yeah, if you wanted to stack the heel and scarf the Headstock like Filippo has shown. That's up to you. But it's always super easy to find flat sawn wood in 3/4 stock and you can fill in the rest of your width with laminates.

I'm not a big fan of scarfing, I guess it's not "tone cool" enough for me. I like "thinking" that everything in my "tone system" is connected with little to no interruption. The things we tell ourselves, right! :lol:

But Taylor recently went back to scarf joints for their headstocks and there's NO WAY I'd ever say Bob Taylor is not COOL. laughing6-hehe

Now, don't you guys all copy me and my 15 piece necks on all your guitars (my basic neck is the 7 piecer). Dig in and use up some of your sand paper and make your own signature neck laminates so Jim and Charlie won't feel copied anymore (MN Builders... I live in the land of Laminated Necks not 10,000 Lakes). That way I can sit back and watch, and get inspired. Eat Drink

Off to make some Dust.

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