Laminated Guitar Neck Blank

They contain no visible flaws and are kiln dried to six percent 6.

Laminated guitar neck blank. Maple neck laminate 9 x 5 8 x 1 4 1 50 75 0 38. For example in cutting solid wood panels for acoustic guitars the yield is about four pieces per inch of thickness the typical thickness of a back side panel is about 3 16 of an inch. If it isn t mahogany or spanish cedar for classical guitar necks i laminate the neck blank. Flatsawn 13 16 x 3 7 8 x 27 20 65mm x 98 43mm x 685 80mm.

Electric guitar body blanks. In this video i show how i make the multi laminate body blank out of rough cut korina wenge walnut and maple with. Each blank is designed to have a separate fingerboard attached after construction of the neck. Shop electric guitar body blanks back to electric guitar body blanks.

Alder electric body blanks. Necks can look fancier if made from laminated blanks. Maple neck laminate 9 x 5 8 x 3 4. The second reason i ll laminate a neck blank is if the wood is not generally available quartersawn.

This is because a classical neck is constructed differently than most other neck designs. Stewart macdonald s online instructions neck construction tips and techniques include tips for adding headstock ears routing for a truss rod laminating a classical guitar heel and. And the last reason that i ll laminate is for looks. Many instrument makers along with other specialty woodworkers find these boards to be a great start to a perfect finish.

The classical guitar neck blank is relatively small compared to what is needed for construction. It is easy to work takes a nice polish and is dimensionally stable. Guitar neck blanks each guitar neck blank listed below is an exceptional instrument grade piece of wood. African padouk guitar neck blanks pterocarpus soyauxii this brick red colored west african hardwood was once one of the more common imported hardwoods but has become increasingly scarce in the last couple of years.

Alder electric body blanks. This is part 3 of a complete series on making an electric guitar at my home. Laminate construction enables builders to reduce their material cost streamline the production process and conserve wood resources.