Looking good! I’m away from my shed at the moment so I’m getting my wood fixes online, I know the sound of the triton router making the truss-rod channel…. Screaming like a banshee and the smell of sawdust mmmmmm. The measuring and thinking…. Best type of meditation I’ve found, it really quiets my mind! Thank you and looking forward to the next instalment
Thanks mate, the Triton router is a great bit of kit even with the screaming. I agree, taking the time to work out what and where to cut is a very calming experience :)
Thanks Dane, it's a nice bit of wood, the grain runs off at the headstock as well, kind of follows the angle. Hopefully that will make it a bit stronger.
Nice work Patrick. That's a lovely looking piece of sapele (one of my current faves for guitar building, though I find some examples can be a bit heavy). Very much enjoying this build!
Thanks Phil, I love a nice bit of Sapele, this one isn't too heavy either. I'm busy thinking what I can use the off cut for, perhaps a rack for the tool wall.
Thanks. I needed a fix!💉😹 IMO, this is going to be superior to any a stock 335 you could buy because it's such a personalized creation and so much attention is going into every detail of the build. Like a custom-tailored suit, it'll fit your taste and playing style perfectly when it's finished. Great work Patrick. --Gene
I have been waiting on this episode and it was worth waiting for. How you rout the access point is ace and I will be using that way from now on. I am really enjoying working with Sapele, not only with the price of Mahogany as it is now, I just find it a nice wood to work with. Great video again.
Thanks Jurgen, it took a bit of practice to get my hand plane skills down but well worth the effort. I have a jointer/thicknesser but for little jobs it's just quicker to gb a hand plane.
Some fears and questions come to mind on neck day!.. I get nervous even with good tools that the router will wander from the guide and mess up the truss rod channel.. especially when the detail work has to be done and your hitting the stopping points requires moving your head around.. how much pressure do you use against the guard? Are you using kiln dried wood and do you dry it more over time depending on your storage ability? Just curious as moisture content is critical. Awesome way to route that TR access.. really worked out well.. !!!
The fence on the router is really good and I always stand so that I'm pushing it against the work. Also taking the material out in several cuts makes it easier to keep straight. The wood is air dried, the supplier I use cut and season it themselves, I don't know what the moisture content is as I have no way of measuring it, but I'm pretty sure it will be ok.
It's looking great Patrick. Were you never tempted to make an Asian splice at the headstock? I had a very unfortunate accident with a Les paul and would've rather it had a scarf joint than its inherent weakness!
Thanks Martin, I'm not really a fan scarf joints/splices, I just enjoy making one piece necks more. I also feel that using a two way trussrod means your not taking so much material out of the tranistion area and that helps keep it a bit stronger. I Dropped an SG once, it took me twenty minutes to pluck up the courage to look at it, luckily I got away with it!
Thanks Bill, I prefer to make one peice necks and also feel that using a modern two way truss rod means much less material is removed leaving the headstock a bit stronger. The grain on this neck also runs off at a very similar angle to the headstock so there is a lot of long grain running through the headstock area.
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Looking good! I’m away from my shed at the moment so I’m getting my wood fixes online, I know the sound of the triton router making the truss-rod channel…. Screaming like a banshee and the smell of sawdust mmmmmm. The measuring and thinking…. Best type of meditation I’ve found, it really quiets my mind! Thank you and looking forward to the next instalment
Thanks mate, the Triton router is a great bit of kit even with the screaming. I agree, taking the time to work out what and where to cut is a very calming experience :)
Beautiful work as usual. Nice piece of mahogany as well. Always happy to see a new video from you when I take my lunch break. Thanks Patrick.
Thanks Dane, it's a nice bit of wood, the grain runs off at the headstock as well, kind of follows the angle. Hopefully that will make it a bit stronger.
It’s really coming together now 👏🏻
Thanks mate :)
now you're getting into the really fun stuff. can't wait to see the neck take shape. great video as always my friend!
Thanks Rick, I love neck building :)
Beautiful rich wood, you don't see mahogany that dark much nowadays!
Thanks Sean, it's a nice bit of wood. Not too heavy either.
Looking great!
Thanks Chris :)
Excellent presentation!
Thanks Pete :)
Looking good. Really enjoying the series. Currently carving my first neck… it’s nerve wracking, but so much fun.
Thanks mate, good luck with the neck :)
looking really good!
Thanks Ben :)
Nice work Patrick. That's a lovely looking piece of sapele (one of my current faves for guitar building, though I find some examples can be a bit heavy). Very much enjoying this build!
Thanks Phil, I love a nice bit of Sapele, this one isn't too heavy either. I'm busy thinking what I can use the off cut for, perhaps a rack for the tool wall.
Thanks. I needed a fix!💉😹 IMO, this is going to be superior to any a stock 335 you could buy because it's such a personalized creation and so much attention is going into every detail of the build. Like a custom-tailored suit, it'll fit your taste and playing style perfectly when it's finished. Great work Patrick.
--Gene
Thanks Gene, I'm really hoping it's going to be a good one and there are a few more personal touches to come ;)
I have been waiting on this episode and it was worth waiting for. How you rout the access point is ace and I will be using that way from now on. I am really enjoying working with Sapele, not only with the price of Mahogany as it is now, I just find it a nice wood to work with. Great video again.
Thanks mate, the access worked out nicely. I use Sapele a lot, really like how it works and it is often a bit flamey so looks good to.
Once again making the difficult look easy. For the life of me I can't square anything up with my hand plane, I just got lazy and bought a jointed.
Thanks Jurgen, it took a bit of practice to get my hand plane skills down but well worth the effort. I have a jointer/thicknesser but for little jobs it's just quicker to gb a hand plane.
Again, thanks for sharing.
Specific to this clip, have you considered doing a scarf head stock instead of one piece?
Enjoying this series immensely.
I did my first scarf joint on a uke that I'm building along side the Firebird I've just finished. Quite enjoyed the process.
Looking good. Wonder what the difference in sound will be with your carved top as apposed to Gibson's laminated one?
Thanks, that will be interesting to find out :)
Why did you take 2mm off the back to compensate for the veneer on the top?
This might sound like a dumb question, but what size plane did you use to plane the headstock after you cut it on the bandsaw? Loving the build vids!
Thanks Steve, I used my stanley number 4, it's my favourite :)
Some fears and questions come to mind on neck day!.. I get nervous even with good tools that the router will wander from the guide and mess up the truss rod channel.. especially when the detail work has to be done and your hitting the stopping points requires moving your head around.. how much pressure do you use against the guard? Are you using kiln dried wood and do you dry it more over time depending on your storage ability? Just curious as moisture content is critical. Awesome way to route that TR access.. really worked out well.. !!!
The fence on the router is really good and I always stand so that I'm pushing it against the work. Also taking the material out in several cuts makes it easier to keep straight. The wood is air dried, the supplier I use cut and season it themselves, I don't know what the moisture content is as I have no way of measuring it, but I'm pretty sure it will be ok.
It's looking great Patrick. Were you never tempted to make an Asian splice at the headstock? I had a very unfortunate accident with a Les paul and would've rather it had a scarf joint than its inherent weakness!
Thanks Martin, I'm not really a fan scarf joints/splices, I just enjoy making one piece necks more. I also feel that using a two way trussrod means your not taking so much material out of the tranistion area and that helps keep it a bit stronger. I Dropped an SG once, it took me twenty minutes to pluck up the courage to look at it, luckily I got away with it!
Lovely piece of sapele! Where do you get your timber from? Thanks
I use Duffield timber near Ripon for most of my stuff where I can't find reclaimed timber locally.
@@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams that's great, I'll give it a try, thank you
Great videos. May I ask, what length is the truss rod in mm?
Thank you, the truss rod was 460mm
@@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams Thanks a lot!!
Why not a scarfe joint you'd get three necks out of the material and I've heard they're Less prone to breaking good work 👍🇫🇴.
Thanks Bill, I prefer to make one peice necks and also feel that using a modern two way truss rod means much less material is removed leaving the headstock a bit stronger. The grain on this neck also runs off at a very similar angle to the headstock so there is a lot of long grain running through the headstock area.
@@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams I bow to your superior knowledge and ability my friend👍☮️😀