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top and back joiner
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2022 1:31 pm
by gilles
Hello,
Newbie working on my first build.
In the process of making my jigs now. Here is a photo of my plate joining jig, and the end result.
Sitka top and Sapele back. OM outline on joiner pic is not mine. Was there when I bought the wood.
Small Jumbo outline on second photo is mine.
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Re: top and back joiner
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:29 am
by gilles
Guitar build update:
Neck blank before glue: center strip of Maple, 2 strips of Canarywood, 2 strips of Santos Rosewood and Mahogany on the outside.
Re: top and back joiner
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 10:40 am
by Herman
Nice Gilles, Not too thick, not too thin. You are making a striking neck.
Herman
Re: top and back joiner
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 12:29 pm
by bftobin
Looking real good so far, well done. The only thing you may want to check is the weight of the neck. If your OM body is very light, you'll want a very light trussrod.
Re: top and back joiner
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 4:00 pm
by gilles
bftobin wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 12:29 pm
Looking real good so far, well done. The only thing you may want to check is the weight of the neck. If your OM body is very light, you'll want a very light trussrod.
Thanks. Good to know!
Re: top and back joiner
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 5:50 pm
by gilles
I am trying to source some of my wood locally...
I found some perfectly quarter sawn cedar I could use as bracewood.
Is it ok to use cedar bracewood on a spruce top? Or is this a faux-pas?
Re: top and back joiner
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 5:59 pm
by John Parchem
I have used cedar once. It is a good tone wood but a pain to work with. I had multiple braces split while carving them with a chisel. If I was very careful I am sure I could have avoided doing that but ... Spruce is the best brace wood for nearly any application where stiffness vs weight is a concern.