I got the callipers out, and my neck measures .7" at the nut (no fretboard on it of course). Just wondering if i've gone too thin? I have a stewmac 'hotrod' truss that I was going to use, but i'm tipping that's going to be too big now (Needs a channel depth of 7/16 and i'm not good with inches, lol).. But if I just get a basic one way truss that only needs a 3/16 or so deep cut, will I be ok? Or will the hotrod just work? I'm having the adjusment spoke/key up the bridge end of the neck, not the headstock end. Thanks. EDIT: If my calculations are right.. I'll have around 5/16 of neck wood left behind the truss rod at the nut if i use the hotrod. The necks also around .9" where it starts to join the body (it's NT).
My neck is .78" the whole way down (with the fretboard on). I start with the blank at .625" thick before carving. Like dlloyd said, you've got over 1/4" behind the truss rod as it is. This is a lot of wood, and you could go thinner still without any problems.
Wicked. Just wanted to make sure, as it seemed to be getting pretty thin and I wasn't sure how much wood I needed behind the rod. Thanks guys!
