Saturday, February 4, 2012

Neck Construction Part VI

I chose to add a veneer to the head of the neck.  Many guitars have this feature and I chose to use walnut to match the back and sides of the guitar.  I cut the veneer myself with a table saw to a thickness of about 1/16".  I used thin pieces of wood on each side between the clamps and the head/veneer.  Here's what it looked like when I glued it in place:
Then when I removed the clamps:
It will be trimmed to shape shortly.

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