If you want your glue joint to not wander off on you when you clamp it, add a bit of salt. It adds enough grit between the boards to stop the sliding without impairing the bond, and will be clear for sanding and not damage any tool blades. You can use a pinch of dirt/sand but you might have some left over grit visible when you sand into it and it will hurt blades you use to trim/smooth things out.
Great video! There is a reason only 3 countries in the world are still using the imperial system. The other 192 use the metric system which is much better. As an international viewer I found this video very easy to follow. Thankyou for using metric.
Checking with a square that the head and neck stock sides are straight, you can use a Swanson Speed Square to locate AND draw your center lines all in the same moment WITHOUT measuring for the board centers.
Good clear video, thanks. I had a chuckle at "fear the worst" - you're dead on. A suggestion: if you want to work in metric, don't buy dual imperial/metric tapes etc. You'll be continually tempted to use the imperial bit, and in any case the scale you want to use will always be on the wrong edge of the ruler. Get a set of metric-only kit and stick to it.
YEEAAAHHHHH , pure Awesomeness!!!!. Thank you so much Ken, Looking forward to getting my "Johnny Winger" on. LOL Great tips on making the scarf joint. Brings me into a whole new light on making them.
Thanks for the video. It's a combination square you have, not a T-square or try square. You could set the blade (ruler bit) stick out to the centerline distance using the scale and then slide the stock against the side of the wood to run the center line. Saves a lot of repeated measuring. Does anyone have a link to a complete drawing for a CBG with all the necessary dimensions?
Sprinkle a little salt in the glue before joining. The wood won't shift and the salt desolves and won't hurt the joint. Learned that from my grandfather back in the 60's when he built boats.
Once the joint is set and dry would it be a good idea to run a couple small screws from the back of neck through both pieces of wood to give even more strength ?
That is what I do but with small predrilled finish nails just to pin. Done from the top and not through the fret board covers the nail and they dont show.
Nothing against you sir, your guitars are extremely extraordinary. When you start talking about millimeters I lose where you are going with the project. I made it through, I think I understand .
Hey Tracy. Great to hear from you. I used to be confused by the metric system, starting in 1st grade in 1966 when they told us it would be the future. I found no use for it until I started building these things. Once I got used to it, it became real easy to divide up numbers with a calculator.
Ian Harwin are you kidding? a properly glued joint won't come apart. people glue the screw or nail when the glue by itself does all the binding needed. the problem is most people don't use enough glue. if the glue isn't seeping out on all sides, you didn't use enough. try it and use a hammer on the joint, it will break but not where it was glued.
I wish my OCD wasn't so bad but not getting to the thing I want to see, all the extra talking stuff, drove me away. I'll keep checking in occasionally but FYI I haven't made it past a few minutes on any of your videos so far. Sorry, man. Peace.
I can work in imperial and metric and change easily between the 2 .. both systems have their advantages.. But engineers even american one's seldom work in fractions except for rough work .they will decimalize the fractions and work in thousands eg 3/16 becomes 0,1875 .. so I think you are being rather petty .. being so outspoken about your opinion .. we know we can work in fractions but for accurate work its not an option.. so take a chill pill its not a big deal .. Old American trained toolmaker living in Africa, served my apprentice ship with LS STARRETT tools from 1961 to 1966 Cheer Dug Hogarth
I use a stick with marks cut in it with a sharp stone. The marks are my pinky width apart. Works for me. Why use a global standard based on the decimal system which is so easy to use??