Carving a set neck singlecut

[bigbadbuck]

Hello, I'm building a set neck singlecut that extends to approx the 12th fret. What is the best way to carve the neck after it meets the body?

It seems like it will be pretty difficult to achieve a taper on the thickness of the back of the neck and leave enough to glue to the upper hump. Should I leave the sides of the neck square, route the pocket and then take the neck out and taper thickness/carve it leaving a bit of flat edge to glue to on the bass side? There will be a heel just like a normal set neck but it just doesn't make sense to me when I think about how to carve between the 12th fret and end of the neck.

Any advice?

 

[Jisch]

I typically leave the neck uncarved on the bass side so the hump is gluing against the full thickness of the neck. I'm not sure I'm answering your question though. I haven't actually done a set neck, but I would do as much carving as you can before gluing it in.

 

[micguy]

A few pictures would help immensely.

 

[bigbadbuck]

I typically leave the neck uncarved on the bass side so the hump is gluing against the full thickness of the neck. I'm not sure I'm answering your question though. I haven't actually done a set neck, but I would do as much carving as you can before gluing it in.

Yes, that is a concern of mine. I think maybe I'm just over thinking it and maybe it won't be such a nightmare.

 

[Slidlow]

Not a set neck but maybe will help you decide what to do.

 

[bigbadbuck]

So, I have decided that I could get the neck carved up to the body transition, then start at the heel and do my best to blend it

 

[Jisch]

Show us some pics! I keep saying I'm going to do a set neck at some point.

 

[bigbadbuck]

There has been some requests for photos. I will upload as soon as I'm available

 

[Beej]

Not a set neck but maybe will help you decide what to do.
View attachment 3697102

Why can't I figure out what is going on in this picture?

 

[Slidlow]

Why can't I figure out what is going on in this picture?

Okay here is the full view.

 

[Reedt2000]

If you did what @Slidlow did above, leave a section of the bass string side the same thickness as the body, you could carve first, then glue it in. If you leave that side of the neck a bit taller than the body it should be pretty easy to blend it in after glue up. You'd just have to be clever with your clamping as you be glueing a few surfaces at once.

 

[bigbadbuck]

Alright, ladies and gents

Here is what I'm working with. That entire transition area was left uncut to provide myself with enough room to not mess it up.

This is a 7 string guitar btw

 

[Beej]

Gorgeous!

 

[mark5009]

A 7s? My recent experience with a 6s and a single truss rod suggests to me that you might have an issue down the track. At the very least you might want to consider carbon rods to supplement the rod. Then, maybe you've done this before and it was my crappy wood choice? Good luck! It looks sweet

 

[bigbadbuck]

A 7s? My recent experience with a 6s and a single truss rod suggests to me that you might have an issue down the track. At the very least you might want to consider carbon rods to supplement the rod. Then, maybe you've done this before and it was my crappy wood choice? Good luck! It looks sweet

I have CF rods, they're just not routed yet.

 

[mark5009]

Cool!

 

[Huw Phillips]

Nice project it’s no fun if you don’t have to think

 

[Reedt2000]

What's your plan for a tenon? The ones I'm familiar with but up flat against the body like these

It looks like you'll have a sweeping curve there where neck & body meet

 

[bigbadbuck]

It will go in just like a bolt on neck, just be glued in.

This is a very similar construction.

 

[bigbadbuck]

I suppose from examining the photo in my last post that I could finish out the silhouette of the body, position the neck, transfer the profile exactly to the neck and just carve what is not under the profile.