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Re: Kwila neck build
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:17 pm
by Bg
not decided on radius yet, 9.5" or 10"...
Re: Kwila neck build
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:27 pm
by Single coil
7.25”
Re: Kwila neck build
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:53 pm
by Bg
Single coil wrote:7.25”
cool, 9 1/2" it is then...
Re: Kwila neck build
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:55 pm
by willow13
Bg wrote:
I love how the centre of the dot still looks to have pores like the rest of the board .... quite inspiring BG
Re: Kwila neck build
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:59 pm
by Bg
yeah that came out better than I hoped, was tempted to stick the brass tubing in the middle too, but thats just begging for it...
Re: Kwila neck build
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 7:07 pm
by jeremyb
Really nice looking wood BG, I guess you hear that a lot
Re: Kwila neck build
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 7:07 pm
by willow13
Re: Kwila neck build
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 7:30 am
by AiRdAd
The inlays look so cool !!!
Re: Kwila neck build
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 7:45 am
by kdawg2a
I'm looking forward to seeing this one finished BG. Some nice craftsmanship on those inlays.
Re: Kwila neck build
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:45 am
by AiRdAd
I'm looking forward to seeing it when you've finished the inlays and frets, and singlecoil has finished the headstock!!!
Re: Kwila neck build
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 2:56 pm
by Bg
more done today as I'm 'working' from home. It means I can spend coffee breaks/lunchtime hogging wood off the back of the neck.
So lessons learned. drill inlays after final neck shaping - I didn't profile the neck, I relied on the centre line - which should be great unless you're a bit shitty at following it like me
Nothing is the end of the world, I can move the marker.
So have now hogged the majority of the neck out with a rasp, followed up by the belt sander. Very close. Sadly frets are a week or two away so I have to curb my enthusiasm.
The neck fits the pocket with about 1mm play overall which I though was bloody good for free hand, its un-noticeable really and its only a guesstimation
oh I radiused the neck to 9.5" with no drama, looking forward to bolting together and never doing another neck again. only joking.
Re: Kwila neck build
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 3:02 pm
by Bg
jeremyb wrote:Really nice looking wood BG, I guess you hear that a lot
Yeah I usually have to pay for that though
Re: Kwila neck build
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 3:05 pm
by Bg
I know that feeling, but I fucked the last one up like that, and its taken 5 years to reattempt a neck
Neck through and I fucked it
could have rescued it, even got a new piece of rosewood, but just pissed me off so much
Re: Kwila neck build
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:02 pm
by willow13
Bg wrote:
I know that feeling, but I fucked the last one up like that, and its taken 5 years to reattempt a neck
Neck through and I fucked it
could have rescued it, even got a new piece of rosewood, but just pissed me off so much
yes I am in the middle of making more first neck in about 5 yrs to
Re: Kwila neck build
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:11 pm
by Bg
Its a killer if it goes wrong eh... not so bad if its a fretboard, but single piece or neck through. I just looked at it every day for 3 years then binned it. I could have fixed it but I was demoralised so much by it lol...
Anyway come on stewmac, need my fretwire and my knob puller!