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Week 26 – Finishing off body and neck

Posted on September 22, 2015November 11, 2015 by Iain 'Cutty' Carlin
  • Split in back of neck had opened up again.
  • Sanded down side of neck so that side of fret board is flush with side of neck. Started with 150 then worked down to 180 grit
  • Orbital sanded the front, back and sides with 120-150-180 grit
  • Glued split in back of neck and taped up with masking tape to dry
  • Filled gaps at base of neck and fret board
  • Sanded head with orbital sander
  • Using 180 grit, sand bevel round all sharp edges on body, neck & head then make radius (1mm only)
  • Started thinking about bridge block designs
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Week 22 – Bringing together body and neck

Posted on August 12, 2015November 11, 2015 by Iain 'Cutty' Carlin

Fitting neck to body:

  • Chiselled down dovetail joint till fitted to body (Michael did most of it)
  • Then sanded down neck and used iron & wet cloth to remove vice marks in back of neck
  • Sanded too much of neck joint to Michael had to re-fit (oops)
  • Glue round both sides of dovetail join, fitted and clamped
  • Took off excess from heel first ready for heel cap next week
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