gazaa Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 i cut a piece of indian rosewood for a neck with an angled peghead such that the headstock breaks off the neck at ~12 degrees, ie a gibson or prs-ish neck. however, i did a sort of slab joint..... i first cut straight down the blank to separate the neck and headstock, and then cut a sliver off the headstock to create the angle. will this be strong enough to withstand string tension? if not, how can i reinforce/salvage it? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Didn't really understand how you are planing to glue things together. A picture would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rista Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 If I understand correctly, and I'm not sure I do, I don't think the joint will be strong enough. Endgrain to endgrain is the weakest joint and would not be strong enough to withstand string tension. At least that's what I've read everywhere, I never tried it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazaa Posted December 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 sorry for the confusion. heres a picture in other words, the headstock hasnt been flipped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 No no no, never glue wood end-grain to end-grain like that. What you want is a scarf joint, like this. To accomplish this, both pieces are cut at the same angle. You want a 12 degree angle, cut the neck and the head piece at a 12 degree angle, then glue together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeranya Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 yeah, I did the same mistake. you gotta do a scarf joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Jon and leeranya are right. If you are unsure how to do this type av join, it has ben discussed how to do it with a simple jig and a router. Or just check out my how-to page here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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