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  3. Bending
  4. And More Bending!
  5. Neck Block & Kerfing
  6. Top, Back, & Kerfed Side Set
  7. Side Reinforcements & Rosette Channel
  8. Braces
  9. Even More Braces!
  10. The Soundbox
  11. Binding & Neck
  12. The Neck, Continued
  13. Finish Carving the Neck
  14. Peghead Inlay
  15. Finishing!!!
  16. Rubbing Out the Finish & Gluing the Neck and Bridge
  17. Leveling Frets, Nut & Saddle Work, and Stringing Her Up!!!
  18. The Final Product!!!

(last updated 8/19/06)

 

Monday, July 24th through Thursday, July 27th:

I spent two days (Monday and Tuesday) carving the neck. Below I am using my belt sander to shape the peghead volute. I first drew the curve on the peghead. Then, by carefully rolling the neck shaft from side to side, I sanded the curve up to the drawn line until I had approximately the depth I wanted at the nut.

 

  

Here is the neck clamped to the neck-holding fixture, ready for the carving.

 

This is the tool I start with — a curved mini-drawknife from North Bay Forge. Later I use my Micro-rasps (a double-handled one and a round one), a half-round mill file, a scraper, and sandpaper.

 

I also use the drawknife to trim the sides of the neck flush to the fingerboard edges.

 

Here is the finished carved neck.

 

 

 

 

 

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The Peghead Inlay!!!!

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