Chistopher
malapterurus electricus tonewood instigator
Anyone know of any good tutorials on how to make a good tele neck? I've got rough 4/4 stock of quartersawn maple, what size do you guys use for your fretboard-free necks?
Making Tele Neck
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Chistopher
malapterurus electricus tonewood instigator
Also I know making a neck requires specialized tools. What are the bare minimum? I want to do SS frets
the shaping can be done anyway you want. i usually use a bandsaw to cut the basic shape, then an oscillating sander to get it close, and thickness sand the headstock with a jig. for frets i use a fret saw on the neck! 
i have a fret press, but ive used a fret hammer plenty of times to get em in. a fret bending/radius tool is very helpful to pre-radius the fretwire, especially with ss frets.
how big do you want the neck? i like a 1" thick neck (including fretboard) from nut to heal. 2 3/16" is standard head width
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i have a fret press, but ive used a fret hammer plenty of times to get em in. a fret bending/radius tool is very helpful to pre-radius the fretwire, especially with ss frets.how big do you want the neck? i like a 1" thick neck (including fretboard) from nut to heal. 2 3/16" is standard head width
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You will also need a 1600rpm router to cut the truss-rod channel and nut slot.
Also a pillar-drill to make the tuner holes.
Also a pillar-drill to make the tuner holes.
Chistopher
malapterurus electricus tonewood instigator
I was actually considering pulling out my dremel for the nut slot.
But the truss rod thing does remind me I need to research how to do the skunk stripe
But the truss rod thing does remind me I need to research how to do the skunk stripe
