Vespa Bob
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I ordered a mahogany neck blank for a guitar from Stewmac hoping to cut out a few ukulele necks from it. When it arrived I realized that I hadn't a clue how to go about it, my knowledge of wood being about zero! I reckon that whether I cut out complete necks and headstocks, or resaw it down into 7/8" strips for built up necks, the most I'll get out of the 26 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 3 3/4" is four necks, which is OK. My problem is not knowing the correct orientation of the wood relative to the cut. In other words, do I resaw 7/8" strips across the narrow width (2 1/2") or the wider (3 3/4") width for a built up neck? Or, for a one piece neck, do I lay out the shape on the wider or narrower width? I hope this makes sense. Here are a few pics showing the end grain pattern, which I know is the crux of the matter. Thanks in advance.
Bob
Bob