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Laying out the dimensional outline of the neck Lines are drawn where you want to cut the neck out, involving two steps. 1. Lay out the taper of the neck. 2. Lay out the cut line for the headstock. The headstock is ordinarily taken from a template, but the neck shape is not and is … Read more

This step requires a combination of standard woodworking equipment as well as fixtures that are unique to guitar building. These tools are required: Standard table saw with long fence miter gauge The typical miter gauge that comes with a table saw is only 6 inches wide. A longer surface is needed for holding the work … Read more

Note that this is not the absolute way you must do this. There are several different methods, and this is our way of explaining it, which some of you may find surprising. A standard practice is to have a slotted, radiused and tapered fretboard before gluing. That’s not what we’re doing here. Instead, the slotting, … Read more

While routing out a channel for a truss may sound intimidating, it’s not once you know the basics of how it’s done. Truss rod used and construction type The truss rod used specifically is this one, which is a two-way rod. The construction type is two-piece construction, meaning not a one-piece neck; this is the … Read more