Part 6 - Routing A Guitar Neck & Truss Rod Cavity
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- This is a Custom hand built Telecaster style guitar I'm building with a Stephen's Extended Cutaway neck. I'm documenting the complete build with a video construction diary. Select HD 720P and watch in full screen
Fletcher Handcrafted Guitars
I have to say this is PRECISELY what I was looking for. For a video that's 10 years old, it's spot on. Thank you!
Hi, I used the stewmac 7/16" router bit but you can get by with a 1/4" router bit too. Once you silicon the rod in place, any play from the 1/4" bit will be taken up
Awesome video, Displaying some very skilled hands. Your work shop is just superb I liked the fact your sharing a specialised area. DIY guys and girls each tool is highly dangerous all wood machinest and cabinet makers will testify to that. Great ideas to keep hands and fingers away from those high speed blades is the yellow handle grip pads, also the cautionary measures using stand offs and guides. The vertical roller sander is a neat idea. The spindle in my cabinet making experience is the most dangerous piece of equipment i've used even out doing a 5 foot band saw purchased by my Russian boss who only gets 2 drinks instead of 5 when he puts his hand up to order more drinks from the bar if you know what I mean. Just great to bring back some refined skills Regards Grant.
good to hear some good aussie rock n roll with a great aussie luthier!
Amazing job, dude. I'm making mahogany N4 here in Sao Paulo - Brazil. Your videos are most important to me.
Nice ! Post a photo when its finished
I bandsaw then sand close to the line so my router does not have to take too much wood off , see my new Strat Neck build video , its explained in Part 1
I've enjoyed watching your excelent video's! You're a real artist who deserves my deepest respect for your craftmanship. Starting to build my own now! Thanks again for your very inspiring video's.
Roland van Alphen Thanks Roland, good luck with your build !
wow. awesome. the right tools make the job easier. nice
I've been researching on building a neck and the only thing that's really bugging me is getting the truss rod cavity routed. I've seen all over how people put a curve in the cavity using a special router jig. And in your video you just routed it flat across. I'd rather do it the way you did because it seems much easier than building a special jig to route the curve. Anyways I look forward you the finishing of the guitar. Can't wait to start my second build soon!!!
you are a very talented man wow
Part 6 of 23 - Custom Telecaster with Extended Neck Cutaway
Awesome. Thanks for posting your video.
That birdseyes maple cap hummmmm ! :D
Hi. I can't figure out how you transfered the Stephens cutaway you routed in the body, over to the plywood template for the neck? Maybe you just draw the outline on to the plywood directly from the Washburn MDF template? It looks difficult to get the angles right for a good fit and a centered neck at that point?
great singer Cold Chisel?
I want that jointer!
If you carry it, its yours ! ;-)
*****
*Flexes*
Hold my beer....
Why are parts 6 & 7 not available on a mobile device but the others are?
excellent
Fletcher, what horsepower router are you using on that router table? I noticed that the bit you used to route the neck was quite long.
Please send me the songlist of the background music ! very cool
+Max Grau - She's all "Cold Chisel" by the sounds of it.
Did the planner surface the neck blank dead flat?
Brilliant work ! Can I ask if there is a reason for using 2 pieces of wood for the body over using 1 piece ? Ive never made a gat before, wouldnt mind trying it but might be better to leave it to the craftsmen
+Eric Tricklebank Its hard to find mahogany wide enough for a 1 piece body here in Australia
+Fletcher Handcrafted Guitars Thanks for that. i wasnt sure if there was less chance of bowing with 2 pieces instead of one. Im amazed at the strength of just glueing too. Keep up the great work.
Great video just wondering where you got the washers for the neck bolts thanks
Is that a CMT 191.507.11B router bit? thanks
Hi Mr Fletcher, I would like to ask you about which side of the truss rod goes where on the truss rod channel? In this situation with a spoke nut truss rod, you placed the spoke nut on the upper side of the channel (that means the fretboard side),right? But I ve also seen in your strat build that you did the opposite with the truss rod without the spoke nut. So which should be the right way to place it? Thanks a lot!
mistos The truss rod can be mounted with either side facing up however the adjustments will be reversed
what are you using for gluing the templates to place?
Is there any particular reason why you allways use this type of truss rod? It's better or what? Thanx!
+durajistique Hi, Yes I like them because they can be adjusted from the heel without having to take the neck off. I do use other truss rods as well though ;-)
hi,great videos,i was wondering ,with the stephens extended cutaway how do you get the neck angle ?I know with most bolt on necks you can just shim the neck ,thanks
Hi, its actually a flat neck pocket, there is no neck angle in there.
***** OK thanks for the info,I'm gonna try one on my next build
Great clip, I like your work. How you fix templates during routing?
Hi, I use 3M double sided tape www.stewmac.com/Materials_and_Supplies/Glues_and_Adhesives/Tapes_and_Adhesives/3M_Double-stick_Tape.html
***** Thanks man! I had an intention to make a Tele on this way, and saw some Makita hand router but was in same time afraid how to fix acrylic or plastic template against base of wood. Your clips are very intuitive, clear, so I could watch them whole day, but some of us must work too ;) Thanks again.
I meant parts 5 & 6.
This goes without saying that Griffin put the keys back
I'm learning so much from this build, thanks! Do you mind sharing which router bit you are using for the neck? All of my bits are too short so I need to find a new one
+Mr Yakob Sure, CMT brand model # 191.507.11B
Hi Fletcher. I'm in the process of making a neck drawing and I want to incorporate the same StewMac spoke wheel hotrod truss rod in it. Could you please give me the width of the spoke wheel nut - in millimeters? Thanks very much in advance !
Hi, the spoke nut is 12.5mm wide
Please excuse me, but I would like to know the width of the nut, not its diameter (diameter is mentioned on stewmacs website). Could it be 5 mm, 5.5 mm, 6 mm or 6.5 mm? Thanks !
David, Hello, I have some question. Can I email them too you?
Why is that anyways??
Awesome fletcher! what truss rod do you use? :)
Looks like a spoke nut hot rod truss from stewmac.
Thanks man! :P
Pmansen No problem! Great truss rods, Stew Mac even has a router bit that's perfect for them.
Hand crafted guitars using a workshop full of machines , Hand crafted usually means hand tools.
sure Ron, "fletcherhandcraftedguitars @ gmail DOT com"
Baby baby this soundtrack sucks yes it does,