Later that evening . . . .
After I had epoxied the carbon fiber rod into the neck, there really wasn't anything more I could do on the neck, so I took a break and watched John Mayes's DVD on neck-making. As I was watching, I saw once again his jig on the belt sander for thicknessing and shaping the volute on his guitar headstocks. Ever since I first saw this jig, I've wanted to make one, but just never had gotten around to it.
Until now, that is. I decided, on the spur of the moment, to use this off time to build one. I had some scrap plywood, some threaded rod, some old clamping knobs, and, of course, lots of bolts and washers and screws. The only thing I did not have was a piano hinge --- so off I went to my local OSH to get one.
As I walked back to my shed, I thought, "Oh, that lighted shed looks kind of neat at night," so I took a quick photo of it:
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Anyway, a couple of hours later, here's what I ended up with. I happened to have some t-nuts for the threaded rod, so I decided to put those in the table, so all I'd have to do to lower or raise the jig's table would be to turn the threaded rod via a handle underneath.
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Here's what it looks like underneath:
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It works really well. Here, for example, is how the sander will shape the volute:
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Here's the result (on a piece of scrap wood):
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I'm pretty happy with how it turned out! I always am tickled when something I try for the first time ends up working the way it should! This little jig will be put to use quite a bit, I'm sure. I can foresee using it for shaping bridges, for example...
Well, that's it for today. Even though I didn't get a lot done on the neck, it still turned out to be a productive day!
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