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I always thought 5 piece necks were cool looking. I thought, maybe, a 5 piece V-Joint would be cooler, so i decided to try one on my #5 classical. Here is some of the progress so far.

Gluing up the blank.


Tried to mark it and cut by hand and chisel it true. Didn't work. Always thought doing it on a table saw would be a good option, so I made a sled with the right angle.

Back side


Front side.

After a few tries, got a decent cut. This is the back side.

Top of neck.

Fitting up the head piece.

Set up for gluing with HHG.


Gluing up.

That's where I quit, tonight.

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That is really sweet. Love it!

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Looks good, is the dark wood rosewood?

I've been tempted to do one of those with a peghead in a contrasting wood. Thanks for sharing that, cool way to make a neck and have a head start on the diamond volute.

Tim

Thanks! Yes the dark is EIR from some orphan sides I bought from Shane. They had some white specks in the face, mineral deposits, I assume, but it doesn't seem to show from the edge. The center is Curly Maple. Not sure how to stack the heel. maybe i'll just leave it plain.

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Tim, missed your post. Thanks. This will be a classical, so I won't put a diamond volute on it. What I will do, is expose the V in the back of the headstock by cutting back strap around it. Like I did with #'s 2 & 4, like this.

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Nice job, Waddy! I use those joints on my 12 strings and they're strong.

Thanks, Haans!

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Very cool Waddy! Appreciate the pics - I learn so much from how members of the forum approach different challenges. I need a bigger head to park all this info!

Rick

Please leave it plain!

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I think it would look better. Not sure how a striped Spanish Foot would look! I wonder if I should cut the neck back to the 9th fret thickness, or close, before I install the heel stack?

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Mine isn't a V joint but this would give you an idea of what a the V might look like for a future project with a 5 piece neck.
That's if you build any steel strings.
I know the info is out there but what is the angle of the V cut. I'm feeling lazy today.

Waddy: Looks good and going to be a very nice neck...! You are much more skilled then this writer...!!
Tom

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Again not a spanish heel but it might give you some idea or ideas.

Waddy ;
I have a old video of the German maker Karl Hannabach cutting the V joint by hand !
He had the Masters title that you had to earn in his day.

There are some amazing things he does with a big pointed knife -like the Mexican makers use.

Nice work sir !
I love the look of that joint!
Mike

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Mike, I did my first three by hand, and I was going to do this one by hand. Got the V rough cut, and when trying to clean up with a chisel, found out that the grains were all over the place, and it would cut smooth and then dig a hole when you crossed to another grain pattern. I wasn't having fun any more. Even using the table saw, I had to fit it by hand to get a hide glue fit. You can only cut part of the inside V with a table saw due to the thickness of the blade, so you have to cut short, and finish by hand. Here is where I had back cut to the scribe marks to prepare for sawing the joint.

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Is that African hog?
That stuff I love ,but it's killer to cut clean with a knife.
or chisel.
But that's what Hauser used !
Another master maker.

Mike

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No it's Spanish Cedar, but it's the most dense Sp Cedar I have seen. It might as well be African Hog.

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Wow !
I have some like that also !
They are both in the same family.
Just not usually the same density !
Cedrela can rip out easy also.
Mike

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