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03-02-2016, 09:03 AM
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Working on the internals. Just some detail pics
So back to the cherry 00. I make an "L" shaped neck block. The top of the "L" supports the fingerboard extension. My necks are completely removable, Takes about 2 minutes to have it off and the reverse is also true. Makes neck adjustment a quick and easy job and eventually nearly all guitars that are not over braced need it.
Both blocks are Padouk. (I'm in my padouk building phase. I like it because it is so resonant and relatively light compared to most tropical woods and the interlocking grain makes splitting unlikely) The pics are self explanatory. BUT, first a mitre joint  Reinforcement slots are cut in the back of the block on a table saw with the block in this holder that runs against the saw guide.  Here are the slots and next to the block are the maple reinforcement tabs that have diagonal grain.  Final reinforced heel block. Veneers with right angle grain will be glued to the inside of the block to strengthen it against possible splits, especially important because a mortise will be cut into the neck side of that block. The veneers will be fancy grained padouk to give some eye candy though the sound hole and sound port.  The tail block is home made plywood of padouk core and padouk veneers. Thanks for looking
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03-02-2016, 09:16 AM
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Very cool stuff John! Thanks for posting this!
Here is another picture that John sent me a day or two ago which shows some progress 
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03-02-2016, 11:25 AM
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Hey Mike, I got to see this set up close and personal when visiting John late last year. Pics don't do it justice. You're really going to like this.
Steve
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03-03-2016, 09:06 AM
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End block and neck block ready to go
Pardon the excruciating detail on this build. But this shot shows the veneer applied to the two blocks that serve the dual roll of strengthening the blocks (since the veneer is over 1/8 inch think) and providing a little something to look at through the sound port.
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03-03-2016, 09:31 AM
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How many ways are the to say SWEET??
Dutch: zoet !! Romanian: dulce !! Chinese: 甜蜜 !! And then there's Zulu: sweet !! 
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Cool veneer
Wow! Another reason to get a port!! Haha
Mike, you are on a roll! JK, you post this veneered endblock now... Had I known... But I suppose mine is fancy enough anyway! What a beauty! Cheers Paul
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03-03-2016, 09:33 AM
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Interesting neck joint. The easy removal/reattachment is a great thing. Nice aesthetic touches, too. Interesting reasoning about the Padouk resisting splitting.
I know there are those who swear by dovetail neck joints, but there is a price to pay down the road. Oh, well...
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I'll put some photos up as soon as I can, maybe this evening
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03-03-2016, 10:49 AM
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There are those who swear AT dove tail joints too. Me for one. I have been renovating this OLD Gibson L-00. Not sure what I am going to do with this neck joint. I should have converted it to bolt on while I had the box open cleaning out mold and spilled hide glue.  
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03-03-2016, 12:02 PM
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Love those old Gibbie L-00's. Looks like the stand came with it!
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I understand there was not a great deal of standardization around the Gibson shop back in the day, so who knows, some Gibson employee might have gotten a wild hair one Friday.
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03-03-2016, 01:22 PM
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The most TLC I needed to put into one had the back and neck glued with contact cement.Neck fell off when I slacked the strings. "Eloy" was wood-burned into the inside of the back, LOTS of mojo. It had about 1/2" action. Heck of a guitar when it was fixed, though. Like to see yours when it's done. Pat P. S. I think we're digressing here.
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True enough, I hijacked my own thread
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