Neck Block jig thingie

Timbuck · Jun 4, 2019

As I use several jigs for making neck blocks eg: Dovetail Jig, Radius jig, Chamfer jig and gluing jig...It's important that all the blank blocks are the same size..so that they will fit these jigs....W 2"- H 2 1/8"-D 3/4"
I get the hight and the depth by sanding down the material in long lengths and then cut the width off on the bandsaw leaving a couple of mm for sanding.
Here is the one that I use on the thickness sander to make sure the width is correct. (The material is Brazilian Mahogany)

In the Sander

49 Blocks all ready for next operation.

John Colter · Jun 4, 2019

That looks mighty fine, Ken! I wonder if any one else felt compelled (as I did) to count the pile of finished blocks? Two sixes are twelve, four twelves are forty-eight, plus one on top = 49.

Check! :agree:

John Colter.

ksquine · Jun 4, 2019

Only 49? That might last the week

Timbuck · Jun 5, 2019

Next operation sanding a 6.75" radius.

All done and ready for routing the dovetails.

Timbuck · Jun 5, 2019

I find that taking a few pic's and sharing them on here helps with the motivation and makes the work less boring..I think it's called showing off .

After a careful set up in the milling machine I start routing out the mortice (female dovetail).

I make slight adjustments on the machine on first 2 or 3 blocks until i'm satisfied with the set up.
Then I start a production run

First 6 done... now I can machine all the others... But first I'll set up the dust extractor.

Timbuck · Jun 6, 2019

All the dovetail sockets completed

...Next Op is sanding a 45 Degree chamfer on the back edges...Then all I need is 49 fully carved necks to fit to e'm.

D'tar · Jun 6, 2019

Nice. Thanks for sharing. Congrats on starting and finishing with 49 pieces.

Please continue sharing the other half of the neck block thingie!

Timbuck · Jun 7, 2019

Last operation..Sanding the chamfers with this simple set up.

Enough Neck Blocks and bridge blanks to last for a while.

John Colter · Jun 7, 2019

I can't count the bridges. How many are there? This is important. I'm biting my finger nails!

John Colter.

Timbuck · Jun 7, 2019

Ive put them in tray so you can count e'm John, a mixture of Brazilian and Honduran

And while you're at it you can count how many necks I'll get out of this bundle.

It looks like i'm going to be busy for a few months.:cheers:

John Colter · Jun 7, 2019

I make that sixty bridges. I gave up on the necks!

John Colter.

Timbuck · Jun 7, 2019

Sixty four bridges and twenty four necks

John Colter · Jun 7, 2019

Damn! Mutter, mutter, mutter............................

RickOlson · Jun 7, 2019

Lost in all of this is that the french polish will still be applied by hand. *That's* where the real labor savings is.

Neck Block jig thingie

Timbuck

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