You’re missing out on the best part @TV1010101 and looking at youkre other work you should sail through the process Cheers @Deej The few necks that I *have* made have been a very rewarding experienc...

I should sort myself out and get some necks made. You’re missing out on the best part @TV1010101 and looking at youkre other work you should sail through the process ??

I’ve found that if I make one neck after the other and try and make them all the same, it reinforces the processes in my memory and develops my practical skills/techniques, and boosts my confidence wi...

@johnnierox-boo nice work mate. I like the guitar with the blue inlay. cheers

@eddie6string I like your "CR8" that looks good. I quite like the idea of a whisky barrel top body and trying to keep the original print.

@robin This Electric Lady "CR8" guitar was the first completed project on my return to Luthiery. A Thank you to Hannah at SEMIFYE for producing my music video. A lot of fun! Olde floorboards made int...

@rocknroller912 Alder is used in River/Stream bank revetment as it endures well once submerged

In the spirit of building my fisrt guitar from scrap wood, I'm still searching for a bit of suitable neck timber. In my past working days we used a wood called Keruing for truck body floors. Any thoug...

I'm not in a Brazilian forest, but at Knapdale forest a bit further up the scottish west coast You lucky man @robin (well, apart from the midges and the rain!) - that's one of my favourite parts of t...

@tv1010101 I'm not in a Brazilian forest, but at Knapdale forest a bit further up the scottish west coast from Mark. The pine is the last piece of a bed frame, the rest of it is now shelves in my bath...

@darrenking Thanks for the advice Darren, I'll certainly check the grain. All I know so far is that it's 144x33.5x1880mm, so I should get something useful out of that.

@robin Check the direction of the grain as you want the neck to be a close to quarter cut as possible ie the running perpendicular to the fret board. If your plank has the grain running across the boa...

@tv1010101 I'll give it a go and time will tell. It'll be a couple of weeks before I can go to collect the mahogany, I should be ready to start the neck by that time.

Can I glue a bit on to thicken it at the heel for a set neck I'm pretty sure that I've seen commercial builds done exactly like that, so I don't see why it would be a problem.

@tv1010101 Keruing is maybe just a general name for various species, I might as well give it try, somebody has to be the first. At the very least I can use this trail to make and delvelop the jigs ...

Has anyone else used Keruing? Not to my knowledge! Some timbers have all sorts of different names though, so never entirely sure of what I've got, or used in the past ...

The clamps are off and the cap routed to the body profile, I'm really pleased with the nice clean joint line. The remaing stained nail holes wiil disappear with the humbucker cavity. Attachment : ...

Rutlands have sales periodically. One time that they did, I bought "a few" clamps of different types & sizes. I've not run out since ... in fact, some are still in their boxes waiting for the day ...

@robin Like guitars....there’s always room for one more!

@david-johnson09 Thanks Deej, and thats my entire collection of clamps.