Part 1: How I make a guitar neck
Prepare stock for the fret board and the neck back.
Cut the fret board and neck back from stock.
Cut a 10 degree scarf joint in the neck back for the headstock.
Glue the headstock blank / neck back scarf joint.
After the scarf joint dries, prepare the neck surface on the jointer.
Cut a dado in the neck back for the truss rod.
I like a much thicker fret board than typical, so I must also cut
a slot into it for the truss rod. I use a router and jig for this.
Use a scale to mark the fret board for the fret slots.
More marking, accuracy must be absolute.
Hand cut the fret slots.
Cut nut slot.
Cut fret board taper.
Drill for side markers.
Glue in side markers.
Jack never bothers with details
Spread the glue and insert the truss rod.
Clamp the neck- fret board to back with truss rod inside.
After the glue has dried, trim off the excess wood...
and cut out the head stock shape.
Clean up the edges as much as possible because it is easier to do now
than after it is glued to the body.
Power tools can make the job easier, but they can also
mess things up in a hurry. Be careful.
A happy woodworker has all his fingers.
Mark the location of the tuners.
Drill the tuner holes in the head.
The neck blank- about half way to finished.
The inevitable and endless sweeping makes
very deluxe mulch and/or cat litter.