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Jonnycake White - Posted - 02/28/2014: 09:24:34
I posted a few weeks ago that I was going to try this new method of making a V-joint to join the peg head to the neck. I documented the building of the prototype joint and here it is. Click on each picture to see it larger, and with an explanation.
Jonnycake White - Posted - 02/28/2014: 09:26:03
This frame shows the preparation of the joints.
Jonnycake White - Posted - 02/28/2014: 09:27:54
Here is the gluing process.
Jonnycake White - Posted - 02/28/2014: 09:29:13
And here is the final assembly.
Jonnycake White - Posted - 02/28/2014: 09:30:37
Finally, enough of the neck is completed to see what the joint is going to look like.
Ken LeVan - Posted - 02/28/2014: 10:09:09
WOW Jon,
My hat's off to you.
What a lot of work!
Ken
Jonnycake White - Posted - 02/28/2014: 10:26:21
quote:
Originally posted by Ken LeVan
WOW Jon,
My hat's off to you.
What a lot of work!
Ken
Thanks, Ken. It is work, but not compared to hand-fitting a traditional V-joint. Last night I had a friend over and we started building a neck for a minstrel banjo. In less than an hour and a half we had all the pieces ripped, jointed, marked, cut, and sanded, and one half the joint glued together in the jig. My aim on this joint is two-fold: 1) do it easier than a traditional V-joint; 2) be able to incorporate a center stripe if desired. Of course a single scarf joint is probably easier, but I don't much care for the looks of those, especially in maple.
Dan Drabek - Posted - 02/28/2014: 10:32:04
A very interesting joint. I can't help but wonder whether you have saved any time over cutting a traditional V joint, but the results look great with the lamination. An impressive example of problem solving. Thanks for posting the process. Looking forward to seeing the finished banjo.
DD
Dave1climber - Posted - 02/28/2014: 17:36:13
I like the looks of that joint. In some ways its more careful work, other ways faster, easier. I also noticed that the peg head looks set for five tuners. Will this be a long fifth string, or will it be tunneled?
Edited by - Dave1climber on 02/28/2014 17:40:11
guitarman8491 - Posted - 02/28/2014: 18:21:58
Very interesting approach..nice job!
Jonnycake White - Posted - 03/01/2014: 11:14:42
quote:
Originally posted by Dave1climber
I like the looks of that joint. In some ways its more careful work, other ways faster, easier. I also noticed that the peg head looks set for five tuners. Will this be a long fifth string, or will it be tunneled?
This particular neck will be used on a tunnelled 5th string banjo for one of my daughters. The pot is cut from a 10" pressure cooker.
Yesterday I cut and sanded the joint areas for 2 more necks. I decided it's not worth the trouble trying to cut the compound angle in the neck pieces - the sanding disc takes care of that quick enough.
Edited by - Jonnycake White on 03/01/2014 11:15:21
