ChuckBarnett
Well-known member
2nd build and trying to improve myself.
Doing a practice neck to refresh my memory (it's never been particularly good and lately it's not getting better!). The 3 different woods I will be experimenting with are mahogany --Philippine, African (Khaya), and Genuine (Honduran?) are all 7/8" or heavier. I built this practice neck from stuff I thicknessed down to 3/4" but it sure looks heavy. Bob Gleason says I should get the thickness close to working dimensions before doing the scarf joint.
Okay, here's the question: What do you shoot for in terms of thickness to get to the stage I am with this practice neck? And, perhaps, why that dimension?
Trying to not be nearly the pest I was with the first build...
Chuck Barnett
Doing a practice neck to refresh my memory (it's never been particularly good and lately it's not getting better!). The 3 different woods I will be experimenting with are mahogany --Philippine, African (Khaya), and Genuine (Honduran?) are all 7/8" or heavier. I built this practice neck from stuff I thicknessed down to 3/4" but it sure looks heavy. Bob Gleason says I should get the thickness close to working dimensions before doing the scarf joint.
Okay, here's the question: What do you shoot for in terms of thickness to get to the stage I am with this practice neck? And, perhaps, why that dimension?
Trying to not be nearly the pest I was with the first build...
Chuck Barnett