How To Make A Guitar Neck Rest On The Table Saw
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- čas přidán 5. 11. 2015
- I show you how I made this guitar neck support on the table saw using cove cuts.
The dimensions of the neck rest are 7" long, 3 1/2" high and 3 3/8" wide (18cm long, 9cm high and 8.6cm wide)
Useful links to cove cuts on the table saw:
- woodgears.ca/cove/index.html (by Woodgears)
- www.thewoodwhisperer.com/video... (by The Wood Whisperer)
- • Cutting Coves on the T... (by by NorthwestWoodworking Studio)
Online Cove Calculators
- woodgears.ca/cove/calculate.html (this is the one I used)
- www.finewoodworking.com/pages/...
- 1 page PDF with a built-in calculator www.shopnotes.com/files/issues...
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Thanks bro, way better than $40 from stew mac, and learned new use for table saw! I'm new at this woodworking thing, but thanks to people like you it's getting easier. Thanks again!
+Matthew Deedrick You're welcome :)
That cove cut was awesome, man! Great video.
+Billo1281 Thanks :)
Wow thanks for your expertise in wood working
that was really neat. I love that cove cut method, unbelievable.
+Stephen Quail Thanks! It's pretty crazy isn't it...!? to be able to make such curved cuts on a table saw?
Five years after the fact, I came across this video when looking for ideas to make a neck rest/holder for changing strings and cleaning my guitars. I really liked this model so I built it and also made a stand for the guitar body as well. Learned to do cove cuts too. Nice job!
Thanks for the excellent instructions how to make a great guitar neck support
You're welcome Rene.
Very nice!!!! Thanks for sharing this great design and instruction on the cove cut.
Thanks Darren!
Thanks so much for this. Just what is was looking for. Great instructions! Much appreciated!!
Thanks and you're welcome!
Excellent, nicely done!
Very professional looking project. Thank you.
Thanks John.
That was extremely interesting. Nice work on the final product!! I have a table saw but this is the first time I've ever heard of a cove cut.
+gsuderman Thanks. It's pretty amazing all the things that can be done with a simple table saw!
Definitely need new material from you. Things like these are very useful, and save guys like the PEG group a TONNE of money!
Great video. Presentation is first class
very good video I used the tablesaw to make cove molding I had to match on a job 20+yrs ago, its a great trick not to many people know.
Thanks Scott!
Yes it's a great trick!
Nice job. Thank you.
Great video. I didn't know about the cove cut for making a radius with a table saw.
+Dale Palmer Thanks Dale. Yea, it's not a commonly discussed type of cut. Goes to show how practical a table saw can be....
Awesome video mate. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks and you're welcome.
That's brilliant. Well done mate.
Thanks!
Great project.
Than you for your time! This is brilliant and helpful!
You're welcome and thank you!
Thanks. Just what I needed.
excellent DIY project!!!
+Boudreau Guitars Yup, a few hours in the shop and have yourself a guitar neck support :)
Thank for your video, I have just finished to make one and it is great!!
Great!
Nice work. I always wondered how these were made. Looks like a nice gift for my guitar tech as well. Thanks, and +1 subscriber.
Thanks!
Dude, This is genuis!
Thanks!
Un trabajo excelente. Felicidades y Gracias.
Gracias Andrés.
Good job man
Very cool, greetings from Brazil.
+Rodrigo RDS Thanks! Greetings from Canada :)
Very nice. I have some red cedar 4x4 pieces I'll try it with on my band saw.
Just make sure to go nice and slow and only raise the blade a few mm at a time.
Brilliant 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Great video! Your finished guitar neck support is just as good and a lot cheaper than the $20.00 version online. Thanks!
+Lim Peacock Thanks. I'm pleasantly surprised at how well it turned out. Once I got over the hurdle of understanding the cove cut, the whole thing was quit easy to make.
$20 saved with 4 hours of work. not a bad hourly rate heh XD
Nice Job
Very nice job and great idea.
I need to find a way to make a neck rest, but I do not have a table saw. I am basically limited to my Radial Arm saw and a shallow depth reciprocating type saw and some hand tools. Any ideas?
Thanks and nice job on your neck rest. Great idea...
Philip
NYC / Jersey Shore Area
I liked the video I wish I had tools to do that type of job
I really like that guitar also
sick idea to cut that cove. I was wondering how to go about that.
great job!
Thanks!
Excellent!
Thank you!
Nice job!
Thanks!
Great video, Araz. You are a natural teacher. Have you thought about drilling a couple holes in the rest to turn it into a caul?
Thanks Steve. Yes actually I have thought about it but so far I have not needed that feature...
Really nice, I've got to get a table sander to do this!!!! Spindle sander whatever!!!
Thanks. It's an oscillating spindle sander... very useful for many tasks :)
just perfect!
Thanks again!
Excelente...!!!
If only I had patented the idea before I sent it to StewMac! That said, I did actually copy a similar neck rest from another guitar tech when I worked for Washburn UK ( that must have been about 1989) so it wasn’t mine originally . Hope whoever makes one has fun with it.
Pete T. Cambridge UK
Hey great build
Thanks Yusuf.
Awesome 😀
Thanks!
I liked the video, very informative. Thanks for posting
Thanks Robert and you are welcome.
thank you
no problem :)
great video!! yeah.... that's all you have to do. haha!!! Nice work!
Can you tell me the reason for putting the Tung oil on after the cork? Will it no adhere if it gets coated first
I tend to apply finishing products once the piece is finished and all the sanding is done, including the sanding that is needed after the cork is glued on.
Were you using 1" thick pine (which is actually 3/4" thick + or -)?
That video is 3 years old so I don't remember but I watched it again again and yes, it does look like 1x4" pine (which is actually 3/4" think + or -)
nice woodworking skills! I would have used leather instead of the cork. Other than that, I will try your design. Thanks
Thanks. Leather should work fine as well...
I used a vintage straight grain redwood 4 X 4 I had laying around & set up a guide for the cove cut. I made several passes and tested it on my guitars. I didn't want to make it too deep and have the fret ends inaccessible. I also made the cove cut wide enough so I could flip the neck if need be and have it supported. Lastly, I hand tapered the cove a little to follow the taper of the necks. I covered the cove & top with soft leather from a flea mkt. find. Turned out great! thanks for the video.
Another idea might be to carve one out of styrofoam packing inserts from large appliances. Like those large blocks that protect corners and sides.
Sure, that's not a bad idea... but I don't know if styrofoam will be sturdy enough...?
Possibly not for the professional that's going to put a ton of use to it and put a lot of wear and tear on it. I was thinking more for the person in their home or the hobbyist that's doing repairs or set ups of simply his own guitars.
what are the approximate dimensions of the block before you start coving it? Thanks.
+Michael Ellery The dimensions of the blank are 3.5"W x 7"L x 3.75"H.
+Project Electric Guitar perfect - thanks!
What are the dimensions of the 2nd cove cut?
To be honest, I don't remember anymore... I'll figure it out again if I ever need to build another one... and then I'll post it in the description of this video.
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ahhhhhh you didn't give the overall demensions of the glued up wood at the beginning just the 5/8" center opening
can you shows us (me, just me), when & how to use it ?=??
great job ;)
+Ronaldo Sosa Thanks.
If you are a guitar player, and you don't repair or build guitars, then this neck support is not very useful. It's mainly used for neck and fretboard work. It's used by guitar builders and repairmen to provides steady support while fret dressing, fret repair, fretboard sanding, fretboard oiling, putting strings on the headstock, etc.
Basically it elevates the neck and headstock off the table and stabilized the whole guitar for repair and build work. I hope this answers your question.
+Project Electric Guitar thanks
i know that,but you use it when you need to straight the neck for example? where you put it? in which fret? an you make a vid??? please!!!!!!!
keep on rockin' ;)
+Ronaldo Sosa It's not used to straighten the neck. This neck rest is simply like a pillow...
In order to straighten the neck itself, you need to adjust the truss rod.
+Project Electric Guitar yes, just an example, but not a good one ;)
can you do a vid when you use it??
i understand all the above, but i need to see it, sorry
+Ronaldo Sosa If you need to see it then just watch the video... at the end of my video I use it with a guitar. Even better, here's a video from StewMac showing the same neck rest: czcams.com/video/ghcd2WMCnGQ/video.html
it would be helpful to duplicate this object with basic dimensions.
Here are the dimensions of the neck rest: 7" long, 3 1/2" high and 3 3/8" wide (18 cm long, 9 cm high and 8.6 cm wide). I now added this information in the description area of the video. Thanks.
how deep is the cove cut that the neck rests in? at lowest point
never mind I watched it again and you marked 5/8 depth at about 1:30 in the video. thanks great video
Wow! All I need is $10,000 worth of machinery to make a $10 part! Great!
Just buy a cheap wooden fence post if you can't find wood thick enough.
That's a good idea! A 4x4" should be just about the right size!
Project Electric Guitar Yeah, luckily I had some lying around.
You would have made it on the CNC.
Where is the dimensions ? On the moon?
cool... I'll just buy mine from www.stewmac.com
Just use a new role ot toilet paper. Been working for me just fine.
How to make a guitar cradle out of $2k worth of woodworking equipment 😞
Why are you doing this? Just buy a guitar cradle off ebay for a few £ or $ whatever.
Because building things is what I do :)
@@Projectelectricguitar +1 the process of creating and enjoying your own tools is a pleasure in itself , buying online crap is what the rest of the world does , I applaud a do it yourself'r and the creative process of demonstrating and narrating , editing , lighting all that is a massive amount of work in itself , bravo !