What would you do? - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T09:07:45Zhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/what-would-you-do-1?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A48180&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWell put Robert...it's for my…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2010-12-08:2177249:Comment:481802010-12-08T11:44:37.551ZTim Macehttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/TimMace478
Well put Robert...it's for my own selfimposed development.Everything I've built so far has its own special flaw but everyone plays and sounds better than any I've purchased.
Well put Robert...it's for my own selfimposed development.Everything I've built so far has its own special flaw but everyone plays and sounds better than any I've purchased. Something that I should have…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2010-12-08:2177249:Comment:481522010-12-08T03:37:27.368ZRobert Shermanhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RobertSherman
Something that I should have asked first about this neck problem.... What is the purpose of this mandola? Is it just for you or for someone else, an expression of your passion for craft? If you are making a commissioned piece, then start over. If this is your first or second instrument, then maybe don't sweat it. We learn from our mistakes.
Something that I should have asked first about this neck problem.... What is the purpose of this mandola? Is it just for you or for someone else, an expression of your passion for craft? If you are making a commissioned piece, then start over. If this is your first or second instrument, then maybe don't sweat it. We learn from our mistakes. I understand now, Tim. I have…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2010-12-08:2177249:Comment:481392010-12-08T00:18:32.877ZNed Knepphttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/NedKnepp
I understand now, Tim. I haven't done this with a neck but I have done it with braces several times. It's easy to forget that wood grain is three dimensional.<br />
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Maybe save the neck for a uke and make a new one for the mandolin?<br />
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Ned
I understand now, Tim. I haven't done this with a neck but I have done it with braces several times. It's easy to forget that wood grain is three dimensional.<br />
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Maybe save the neck for a uke and make a new one for the mandolin?<br />
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Ned Thanks for all the comments i…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2010-12-07:2177249:Comment:481382010-12-07T22:17:45.232ZTim Macehttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/TimMace478
Thanks for all the comments in both directions.Like I said I went back to Woodcraft and got a $10.99 2x2x30 piece of Maple for me backup plan should I needs it.What I liked about the Mahog was how light it is(featherweight) and there was not another in its class.Trusting the 3/16" rod(non truss) will hold her straight.I'll let ya'll know pass or fail.Hopefully, St.Luthier is w/me.
Thanks for all the comments in both directions.Like I said I went back to Woodcraft and got a $10.99 2x2x30 piece of Maple for me backup plan should I needs it.What I liked about the Mahog was how light it is(featherweight) and there was not another in its class.Trusting the 3/16" rod(non truss) will hold her straight.I'll let ya'll know pass or fail.Hopefully, St.Luthier is w/me. let it fly call it something…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2010-12-07:2177249:Comment:481362010-12-07T21:38:50.744ZFRANKhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/PAUL
let it fly call it something new
let it fly call it something new Sorry, I hate waste as much a…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2010-12-07:2177249:Comment:481302010-12-07T20:41:56.953ZRobert Filippihttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RobertFilippi
Sorry, I hate waste as much as the next guy, but I would still start over. $25 in materials is a cheap lesson (at least in my experience)... and you did pick up on a method for cutting channels you like better so you're moving in a positive direction. I think you will be happier in the end.
Sorry, I hate waste as much as the next guy, but I would still start over. $25 in materials is a cheap lesson (at least in my experience)... and you did pick up on a method for cutting channels you like better so you're moving in a positive direction. I think you will be happier in the end. I still think it would be fin…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2010-12-07:2177249:Comment:481272010-12-07T17:58:55.318ZRobert Shermanhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RobertSherman
I still think it would be fine with horizontal grain. Mahagany is a very stable wood and it will have the added strength of a cohesion bond with the fretboard to stiffen it. I would dimension the fretboard just a little bit thick to add beam strength. An extra 0.030" will add significant stiffness.
I still think it would be fine with horizontal grain. Mahagany is a very stable wood and it will have the added strength of a cohesion bond with the fretboard to stiffen it. I would dimension the fretboard just a little bit thick to add beam strength. An extra 0.030" will add significant stiffness. Soory I didn't understand...m…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2010-12-07:2177249:Comment:481262010-12-07T17:46:32.482ZPierre-Antoine Roironhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/PierreAntoineRoiron
Soory I didn't understand...much clearer now : from your pictures, I guess you used it with the grain lines parallel to soundboard instead of perpendicular to soundboard (like a quartersawn should be). Don't bother, you can use it. It will be strong enough to make a guitar neck ; most of fender guitars are made that way.<br />
Maybe weaker than with optimal orientation if it ever falls on the ground... but it's a scarf joint, it should be stronger than a one piece Gibson headstock anyway.
Soory I didn't understand...much clearer now : from your pictures, I guess you used it with the grain lines parallel to soundboard instead of perpendicular to soundboard (like a quartersawn should be). Don't bother, you can use it. It will be strong enough to make a guitar neck ; most of fender guitars are made that way.<br />
Maybe weaker than with optimal orientation if it ever falls on the ground... but it's a scarf joint, it should be stronger than a one piece Gibson headstock anyway. Ned,a pic wouldn't do justice…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2010-12-07:2177249:Comment:480982010-12-07T11:34:11.851ZTim Macehttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/TimMace478
Ned,a pic wouldn't do justice 'cause the grain is so difficult to read.It has little to do w/the head stock.As you site down the the neck the grain is horizontal as I intended it to be vertical.Brainfart!!!(me)I just figured it would most likely bow like crazy under string tension.Pierre mentioned the headstock whick I have never seen as a problem but maybe it is.Here's a pic anyway.Mahog foulup on Maple new blank.........
Ned,a pic wouldn't do justice 'cause the grain is so difficult to read.It has little to do w/the head stock.As you site down the the neck the grain is horizontal as I intended it to be vertical.Brainfart!!!(me)I just figured it would most likely bow like crazy under string tension.Pierre mentioned the headstock whick I have never seen as a problem but maybe it is.Here's a pic anyway.Mahog foulup on Maple new blank......... Tim, is it possible for you t…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2010-12-07:2177249:Comment:480672010-12-07T01:12:36.848ZNed Knepphttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/NedKnepp
Tim, is it possible for you to post a picture of what you messed up. I don't understand the problem with the grain either.<br />
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I haven't had a problem with grain orientation when making a neck and I'd like to make sure it stays that way. It seems to me that cutting a scarf joint in a straight grained plank will still make a straight grained head. What am I missing?<br />
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Ned
Tim, is it possible for you to post a picture of what you messed up. I don't understand the problem with the grain either.<br />
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I haven't had a problem with grain orientation when making a neck and I'd like to make sure it stays that way. It seems to me that cutting a scarf joint in a straight grained plank will still make a straight grained head. What am I missing?<br />
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Ned