Contraptions

I built this rig to radius fretboards. Well I really didn't like the way it worked so it has been on the shelf. Lately I have not been happy with the consistency of my necks. I decided to mechanize the process a bit. I still like to carve them by hand but this will help make them uniform from headstock to tenon.



Center up the neck



Put a mark for a stop point



Mark the heal stop point



Need a stop to make sure I don't cut to far into the heal.



And after a few passes we have the proper thickness for a neck...I left it a little proud so that I can sand and shape without taking to much off.



Side shot.



Time to glue the fretboard on. I use some tape to keep excess glue out of the channel. I remove it right before assembly. The other trick is a piece of scotch tape over the allen head end of the trussrod. I trim it up after the glue has dried.



And half the clamps in the shop.