In figure 1 below, my scarf joint is D even though I did it using Method 1 in figure 2. You're looking at the back of my headstock.
I can't figure out why my scarf joint looks so weird even though I used the same method as A and B.
Figure 1: https://imgur.com/UT4pZMF.jpg
Figure 2: https://imgur.com/QYwgnBq.jpg
I keep seeing these elaborate jigs on YouTube made for cutting a scarf joint on a mitre saw. I thought I’d have a go at making one and it didn’t work for me - the piece jumped back and went bang. Freaked me out. So I chucked out the jig and bought a nice Japanese saw, with the thought of “keep it simple, stupid.” I’ve been practising, but finding it hard to get the pieces square with my block plane after the cut. I’ve been laying the cut on top of the neck and planing to try and square up the cut. Does anyone have experience with this and can you offer any tips?
Hi all, what's the neck blank for a scarf joint, most of the suppliers that ship to my place have a max of 650mm length blanks for purchase, would that length be enough for a scarf joint? Thanks
How to hide the seam? It’s showing pretty good after painting. Was thinking about puttying the seam and sanding down flush.
I’m going to be experimenting with some 3-ply drum shell construction, and I’ve had a hard time figuring out how they were made. Later drums I’ve looked at (70s Ludwigs) seem to have:
- plies glued up flat
- wrap applied
- that whole stack is bent (didn’t realize you could bend ply after it’s already been glued, especially if it’s the 1/4” thick it’d be here)
- scarf joint is cut across the whole stack
- it’s bent in the form and glued into place.
This seems pretty straight forward, other than the question of if bending 1/4” of plies that have dried flat is not as big of a deal as I’m thinking.
The real question I have is about earlier drums (60s Ludwig and earlier). On these I’ve seen a scarf joint on the middle (1/8” poplar) ply, with the interior and exterior 1/16” mahogany plies just overlapped like a wrap. If the scarf joint was cut while the poplar was flat, it seems like it would have been really tricky to get the joint really precise without gaps, so I’d imagine :
- the poplar would’ve been bent first
- the scarf joint cut (maybe with a plane? or were these just sanded with a block?)
- the mahogany simply wrapped around and glued on.
Am I in the right ballpark here? I’d love any insight anyone is willing to share.
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I’m building my 1st flat top, and I’m at the point where I’m about to cut a scarf joint in my neck black (working with mahogany) is there a reason I shouldn’t cut this on my miter saw? I’ve seen several methods of cutting a scarf joint, and non of them mention a miter saw (which seems like it would be the easiest method by far)
Am I missing something? Some reason that I should cut it on the bandsaw / coping saw / table saw instead ?
I’ve repaired more imports than I can count and the one thing the bugs me is the scarf joint. I don’t know how many brand new guitars I’ve seen that have an s curve to the fingerboard. It’s not rocket science, when you dramatically change the wood grain in the middle of the fingerboard it’s likely that the expansion and contraction of that neck might not be even. It’s so annoying to have customers bring me guitars that are only a few years old and having to tell them they need to have the fingerboard leveled. It would be much better if these companies would just layer the wood at the headstock instead.
So, I'm planning my first build and i really like scarf joint necks, but i don't feel like its going to work, it looks like it will broke so easily.
I'm running my ledger/frieze board across the front of the shed I'm siding now. It's 20' wide, so I will have to scarf joint two boards. I'm using PVC boards, and these are 1x6. I've never done scarf joints before. In researching it, it seems all over the place. Most people say they use 15 or 30 degree, but plenty of others say 45. Any advice? And other tips and tricks I should know? Thanks.
