@dave You’ll see often that only one side is planed as a reference to which you have to plane the other sides plum and straight. So make sure that all surfaces are straight to begin with , but the bottom…   Read more»

@dave Welcome to the forum. It’s true what Mark says on his course that getting wood flat and leave is the hardest part, so stick to buying fro people who are makers like Mark or David Dyke https://luthierssupplies.co.uk It will save…   Read more»

@dave In that case , go for it 🙂

@dave The thing is, usually, the more expensive neck blanks are the ones that are also easier to work with, because their reference edge is properly set, the surface is flat, so you don’t have to worry about flattening nor…   Read more»

@dave If you just type in ‘tonewood’ in google, you’ll find  tons of suppliers. I bought wood via Ebay here and there and I am pretty happy with what I got so far. But I prefer to buy from other…   Read more»

Welcome @dave
The folks that @tv101 recommends are the usual goto places and of course here at Mark’s shop. You can sometimes stumble across someone local to yourself who might have some good pieces to use. 
Enjoy the ride.
🙏🎸🙂🎶

Hi @dave  welcome to the group. Of the three necks I’ve made, the first was a plank of mahogany from a friends workshop, the second was maple from @markbailey and the third was laminated from the leftovers of the first…   Read more»

@dave – apologies, I should also have said “welcome to the forum”!
 
And show us what you’ve been building, we all like to see pics of others’ builds!

@Dave, there is generally give or take 1/8 to 3/16 of an inch of meat underneath the truss rod after the the neck is carved. Bare that in mind on your next build. The weakest point is in between the…   Read more»