Neck Shaping

I have been working on the neck shaping. First, I make the thickness profiling. This neck has 22 mm thickness at 0-fret and 24 mm thickness at 9th fret. The top of the neck profile becomes the reference plane. Second step is partially tapering the cross section. This shape becomes the other reference plane for my neck. I will never touch those two reference plane. This technique is able to make precisely straight neck. I already installed the finger board and the neck heal cap. The heal cap is Ebony and the Ebony heal cap matches to the ebony neck center laminate.

Neck Joint

Neck joint is complete. Neck heel shape was done before the neck joint. I selected Spanish style heel shape. This guitar is a traditional classical guitar. So, I selected the classical design. My neck joint is the mortise joint. After complete the mortise joint, I adds two wooden dowels to avoid neck dislocation issue. This method is the best for me to precisely align neck angle and precise fitting. Also, I installed a square carbon rod from the neck top to the body at the finger board end. You may see the maple cover over the carbon rod at the center of the neck. This rod improved neck robustness against strings pull. I will have the neck shaping work and the fingerboard install next week.

Binding install and Neck Joint

Ebony binding install is complete. Ebony binding makes beautiful contrast to the Maple body. This body also has an Ebony center strip in the back. After, install the neck. Laminated neck and the back center strip match very well. At this moment, the neck joint is temporary. It requires a lot of time to accomplish precise alignment for the angle and fitting. Also, before the final neck installation, the neck requires the shaping work. It still requires a long way to complete this guitar making project.