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Neck blank thickness
Hi is 3/4” thick enough for an acoustic neck blank? By my cals it will work but want to make sure. Using scarf joint and heelblock
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I think it’s a good idea to run down to Home Depot and grab some pine or poplar and give these procedures a test before cutting wood that hurts to replace.
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I second Ian’s idea here. I did make a bass neck from 3/4″ blank. It worked but was uncomfortably close and the feel of the neck is off because of it.
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When I’m sourcing my own neck blanks I usually look at the stewmac site and more or less copy what they are selling for neck blanks dimension wise. .
Stupid but it works.
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But I would say no. I think you want to start with stuff close to 1″ in general. 15/16″ or thereabouts. 3/4″ even if you pull it off is going to be stressful. You want some extra meat so you can properly flatten the fingerboard area, etc.
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I was looking at Stewmac today and notice their neck blanks are 13/16″ for Fender guitars, 3/4″ is still going to bite you though, 13/16″ is cutting it close and they are surfaced both sides, 7/8″ or greater, particularly from rough lumber is going to give you a bit of breathing room.
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