Thickness of the pot

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Tackhead and Gourd Garage Builders

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For us folk making and playing for fun. Low tech ,, elbow grease and mostly hand tools

34 Members, Created 2/28/2013 -

Administrators: Steve Jeter (owner)

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From ronwalker49 on 6/4/2013 5:00:22 AM

I was wondering about how important the thickness of the rim is in a tack head..?

And about the Tacks in the edge of the rim vs the face....

I have never built a neck before because I get Saga necks for 37.50 and I just could not build it's equal for anything near that amount...

Steve, I tried to build a segmented layer but I did something wrong....Something was wrong somewhere because when I glued them it didn't make a true circle...I wasted a stick 11/2 x 2 cherry....The next time I try I will use pine for the test....

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	ronwalker49 says: 6/4/2013 5:04:47 AM Oop's I just read the blog again and I think I see what I did wrong....I just made one segment for my pattern and cut all the pieces from it.
	Gordy Ohliger says: 6/4/2013 10:41:06 AM I carved my own neck and faced it with a rosewood fretboard. It was fun. My big screw-up was I put a steel truss-rod in there. What the ??? I was young and stupid at the time...thought all necks should have this. The result was much too heavy out-of-balance. I have learned so much over the years and am going to make a more pure old style. No more wacky hybrids for me.
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