Shown here is the assembled laminated and squared off neck blank. The blank is
larger in all dimensions than the finished neck will be, allowing the entire
shape to carved from the single piece. Next to the neck is the truss rod which
will be inserted into a channel carved in the top of the neck directly beneath
where the fingerboard will be mounted.
The three pieces of Purple Heart have been layered between the Maple, glued,
and pressed solidly together to create the blank from which the neck will be
shaped. Jack carves his necks completely from the blank, including the angled
headstock. Another common method is to use a shallower blank, carve a flat
neck, and then cut off the headstock and reaffix it at the desired angle.
Shown here is the assembled laminated and squared off neck blank. The blank is
larger in all dimensions than the finished neck will be, allowing the entire
shape to carved from the single piece. Next to the neck is the truss rod which
will be inserted into a channel carved in the top of the neck directly beneath
where the fingerboard will be mounted.
The three pieces of Purple Heart have been layered between the Maple, glued,
and pressed solidly together to create the blank from which the neck will be
shaped. Jack carves his necks completely from the blank, including the angled
headstock. Another common method is to use a shallower blank, carve a flat
neck, and then cut off the headstock and reaffix it at the desired angle.