Attachment : PXL_20230426_141549382.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230421_144526277.jpg A bit of fretboard making next. Prepare the fretboard blank by planing one surface smooth and flat. Plane the...

Attachment : PXL_20230421_140633910.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230421_140653945.jpg Peg holes for the machine heads drilled 🙂🎶🎸🙏

Attachment : PXL_20230330_092721967.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230330_101440484.jpg Cut off the wings and carve the rest of the neck Attachment : PXL_20230330_103458420.jpg Attachment...

Attachment : PXL_20230324_131908383.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230324_135421592.jpg Then got on with a bit of carving Attachment : PXL_20230329_143542314.jpg Attachment : PXL_2023032...

Attachment : PXL_20230324_094903592.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230324_095000341.jpg Next, I drew out the shape of the heel of the neck. 🙏🎸🎶🙂

Attachment : PXL_20230329_105719400.jpg Next, I marked out the velute.... Attachment : PXL_20230329_125852711.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230330_091821640.jpg ...and roughly carved out th...

Attachment : PXL_20230323_100806246.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230323_135707969.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230324_115654487.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230323_141840032.jpg Next, I roughly...

Attachment : PXL_20230323_111649732.jpg Then I drew out the headstock shape using a template. This headstock is 163mm long. The peg holes are 12mm in from the edge. The first is 43mm from the nut....

Attachment : PXL_20230322_153249154.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230322_143452017.jpg Next I marked out the dovetail onto the heel end of the neck. Attachment : PXL_20230323_093612635.jpg ...

Attachment : PXL_20230322_093207624.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230322_101104810.jpg Plane down the edges of the veneer flush with the headstock and cut the edge of it straight against the front...

Attachment : PXL_20230317_112131444.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230317_112551504.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230317_112202764.jpg Then I glued the veneer onto the headstock. Clamp it down, app...

Attachment : PXL_20230302_135042668.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230302_134309860.jpg Next, I prepared the headstock veneer. Planed and scraped it smooth to a thickness of 2mm.

Attachment : PXL_20230309_140313579.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230309_113146313.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230309_140619152.jpg Next, I routed out the truss rod channel. The access for this ...

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Attachment : PXL_20220929_113151658.jpg Attachment : PXL_20220916_124945432.jpg Next, glue the 4 pieces together to form the heel then glue the heel to the neck Attachment : PXL_2022122...

Attachment : PXL_20220922_143507180.jpg Attachment : PXL_20220929_101927609.jpg Once the glue has set the headstock can be planed flat to the 14mm thickness. 🙂🙏🎸
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Attachment : PXL_20220916_111936965.jpg Attachment : PXL_20220916_111943607.jpg Once the two pieces are planed flat and square they can be glued together as shown in the pictures. The thick...

Attachment : PXL_20220916_104004285.jpg Place the two pieces of the neck into the vice as shown in this picture and plane the joint flat and square and keeping the angle of the scarf joint. Plane ...

Attachment : PXL_20220916_103726020.jpg Attachment : PXL_20220916_103733357.jpg Measure 90mm from the Nut towards the end of the headstock and mark the position of the scarf joint. I cut it...