S906_6 Starting the replacement...

With the Red Witch possibly on her way to a new home I need to start a new mostly Padauk 6 string. After ripping up all the wood for the Express models I had enough Padauk for a 6 string. I also decided to add some purple heart to the project to try something different.


Neck laminates.




Glued.


Worked out the scarf and glued it up.

S907_7 neck blank

Neck Blank.


Scarf.


This is the sled I am using to clean up the face of the scarf. In the past I have used the jointer but after last years tear-out incident and a few mishaps on the large sander I decided to try something different.



Using the router table is probably just as dangerous as any other method I have come up with. But I needed to do 10 necks in the same day. It worked very well with no tear-out and was pretty accurate. I was able to finish truing the faces in a few strokes on the cast iron sanding block.



Finished for the day...

S907_6 neck blank

Neck blank.


One of these will be the fretboard. And time to scarf.



Scarf. Done



True and ready for trussrod.

S907_5 ready for trussrod

After scarfing we true up the face.



Ready for trussrod.

S9 Express expanded and continued...

After posting about 7 string Express models I received several requests about 6 string versions... well here we go.



Not wasting wood is important so I spent extra time planing out the cuts so that I get the greatest yeild. When I am done there will be no scraps bigger than a playing card.



Getting everything ready.



Ok glued up and planed out.