Dry Clamp the Neck and Bridge
You can glue the neck and bridge both at the same time or individually - it's up to you. Whatever you decide it is always a good idea to 'dry clamp' before splashing glue everywhere...
Carve the Neck
Carve the Neck - concentrate on making the facets nice and flat, then blending in is the easy bit - watch the shape emerge before your very eyes!
Route the Neck Socket
Route the Neck Socket - The neck will eventually be fitted into this - the final depth of the Neck Socket depends on the thickness of your Body Blank
Final Shaping
Now the neck joint is complete it is time to clean up the Heel and the Volute of the neck. This is also a good opportunity to do any final shaping of the neck.
Glue the Neck
Gluing the neck is another exciting part of the process - make sure to check everything twice!
Cut the Slots in the Heel Block
Fit the Neck – Intro
This video gives an introduction and overview of the neck joining process. This is possibly the most difficult of the build so far but don't worry - I've broken it down into nice easy steps. We'll be going through each job in detail in the following series of videos.
Carve the Side Facets
Carve the Top Facet
Refine the Side Facets