Red Special Meetup 2024

Carving Necks

Carving a guitar neck is without doubt an art. It takes patience and practice. Here we turn some chunks of wood into guitar necks.

A neck blank is first jointed to make one side perfectly flat, then thickness planed

Jigs are used to make surfaces perfectly angled

Routing the headstock angle

Headstock and neck tenon angles, and truss rod channels routed

The band saw cuts the rough shape

The router and templates cut with precision

Necks ready to go!

With the traditional RS truss rod, a wood fillet is glued to hold it in place

Carving the back of the neck starts with a spokeshave, proceeds with rasps, and concludes with lots and lots of sanding. 

Necks paired up with their fretboards — more about that later

 Traditional RS truss rod with its bolt to attach a body

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