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| Author: | broken1812 [ Thu Feb 02, 2017 4:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Neck Blank Size & Cut |
So, I'm starting my first acoustic build after completing two electrics. I've got a 19mm thick, rift sawn mahogany board that I'd like to use for a few acoustic necks. Is that too thin to use? I also know that quarter sawn is ideal so I was wonder if using the rift sawn board is also a no-no. Thanks! |
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| Author: | DennisK [ Thu Feb 02, 2017 4:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Neck Blank Size & Cut |
If it's smooth and flat, that should be ok. I taper to 3/4" at the 12th fret and 5/8" at the nut before gluing the scarf joint and heel block, but then carve a little thinner in the end. I don't think there's anything wrong with using riftsawn neck wood. Especially Honduran mahogany, which has little difference between the radial and tangential expansion rates. Straightness of grain is what matters. |
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