I promise the last post for a bit as I mostly have tedious finish prep work left ... But yesterday I installed the truss rod and carved the neck.
I generally have the truss rod flush but went just a tad deep with my channel so I planed a bit of spruce to fit in the channel. and wicked in a touch of CA and planed it flush.
Also note I am all prepped to glue on the fret board. I have three 1/32 index pins to assure alignment. Also I have some strips of purfling wood on the edges pf my cauls to force the edges of the fret board down.
Looks like I am getting a lot of squeeze out.
Never to many clamps
I decided to carve the neck with a circular arc. I drew the squared dimensions for the 1st and 6th fret, found the arc with a compass and finally drew tangent lines to determine the diminsions of my first facet. I then transferred the facets lines to the neck.
I use a spoke shave to cut the initial facet. It goes really clean. I know some draw in the secondary and tertiary facets, but for a circular arc they are easy to see on the neck. So I just attack them with the spoke shave as well. At some point I switch to sand paper to remove the remaining facet lines.
I go at the heal with a nice rasp. At first it seem slow put really it goes pretty fast as well. In the following picture I am about 50 minutes into the carving process.
Here are some pictures prior to the start of finish prep.
12 String SS Falcate braced Ziricote\spruce guitar.
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John, thanks for posting all the photos and descriptions. You make it look so easy. It is going to be a beautiful guitar.
Jim
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The guitar looks great with the koa purfling line. Can't wait until you string her up and we can hear sweeet soounds.
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One last post before finishing.
I added diamond fret markers, I put a back veneer on the head stock, made my logo, and drilled for the tuners.
I had to cut out my logo twice; I accidentally made a ukulele sized logo.
I have shown this before but I cute the moon from mother of pearl.
The hawk and branch are cut from ebony (fret board cutoffs)
And no I have not found a good use for the pearl hawks
I added diamond fret markers, I put a back veneer on the head stock, made my logo, and drilled for the tuners.
I had to cut out my logo twice; I accidentally made a ukulele sized logo.
I have shown this before but I cute the moon from mother of pearl.
The hawk and branch are cut from ebony (fret board cutoffs)
And no I have not found a good use for the pearl hawks
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Re: 12 String SS Falcate braced Ziricote\spruce guitar.
John you sure have gotten good at cutting out your logo, I remember when you did your first one!
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Re: 12 String SS Falcate braced Ziricote\spruce guitar.
This guy was in our back yard earlier this week.
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Re: 12 String SS Falcate braced Ziricote\spruce guitar.
Did you break out the BBQ?
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