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If the neck is too thick why don't you take it down a bit?
There will now be a short intermission while I order a new neck blank :-(
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go for a modern 2-way rod. Most still only need an easy straight channel for most of the route. 1/4" rather than 1/2".
they are nowhere near as deep. You need to open up the adjustment end a bit but you can put this at the body end if you are paranoid about this happening again
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Are those aluminium U channel tube rods again? Also I notice two fillets, are you planning on putting those on top of the rods?
A 10mm deep rod is fine if its narrow. The risk with a 1/2" wide rod is exactly the issue you have already encountered. If you put a fillet on top of that rod its going to be set deeper than 10mm and the risk increases significantly Don't just think of the depth on the centre line, think about what it will be 6mm either side.. on some carvesshapes it can be significant
If you are using a U-channel rod, don't use the fillet on top. There is little benefit to having these rods close to the back of the neck like a traditional rod... it can sit under the fretboard and will work just fine. Some glue the aluminium channel in place to spread the load a bit
I use this style (other brands available)
https://tonetechluthiersupplies.co.uk/guitar-parts/truss-rods/truss-rod-2-way-adjustable-14-fret-acoustic-4386.html
Okay, it only saves 1mm of depth, but its half the width
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Yes, it's the same rods, but although they were delivered with fillets I don't intend to use them. And I'll rout the channel as shallow as I can, and make sure I measure everything - and then measure again - to avoid a similar problem.
Having routed the truss rod channel and marked up the neck blank, I cut out the body and headstock and tops.
When I cut the headstock angle I'll cut it deeper than normal (to allow for the top), rout it flat, glue the top on then rout that to be level with the back of the nut.
Having attached the neck I then did a dry run putting everything together. It all seems to fit, and the neck angle is ok - although I can always recess the bridge slightly if the strings are too low.
There will now be a short pause while I wait for fretting tools from Crimson and a new soldering iron to replace the one that expired half way through wiring a bass kit build.
If your experience with Crimson is anything like mine, "a short pause" may well be a month or two, just so you know !
Though the tools were very nice indeed.