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Rough Profiling the Neck Shaft |
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Temporarily rigging the neck billet in the profiling fixture |
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I will bandsaw close to this pencil line |
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Now the cutterhead has a minimal amount of stock to remove--both
safer and less wear on the tooling |
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This step defines the final surface of the neck profile. Notice the
adjustable plate for the ducktail cut--necessary for different style
necks and thickness |
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After all the wood has been removed and the stresses relieved,
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check for perpendicularity of the tenon to the fretboard "bed". This
is critical for a perfect fretboard/soundboard junction |
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The stress relief in the neckshaft has allowed things to move (as I
always expect). Here I am making the final fine-tuning of the shaft.
This is why we mill the neck in stages--to allow the wood to move
all that it wants; then we adjust as necessary |
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