Sorry for so many novice questions but felt that this would be a good place to ask....
after some positive advice here about using Idigbo for a neck build (thanks
@WezV ) I have decided to laminate my next neck build using Idigbo and maybe with some Utile as a centre strip. It’s going to be for an Idigbo Tele build.
But one thing I am grappling with is how to get accurate flat laminates for good jointing ? I have plenty of Idigbo plank that I can use to make the neck laminates.
I don’t have a planer thicknesser but am pretty ok with handplanes So that might be one option.
I have a good table saw and a dodgy bandsaw !
Any tips on making the individual laminated neck sections without a thicknesser ?
Cheers
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I wouldn't be without a thicknesses now, but I did many laminated neck through in the early days without one.
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Router sleds are great for levelling off and thicknessing during construction. Is would need to be a long one for joing neck lams, and would need some attention to finalise the joins.. although really the same is true of a thicknesses, even that needs a final scrape before it's ready for glueing
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I have a spiral head on my P/T which leaves a finer finish than standard knives (and so much quieter!) - still needs a sand after of course, but it’s a thing of joy to use
It depends on the type, but if it will do a decently accurate rip, especially dimensionally, then finishing off with a sanding beam is perfectly feasible.
Using a sanding beam from a clean cut from a good bandsaw is also feasible, but you describe yours as a bit dodgy and that would be very hard work!
I'll persevere with the jointer plane - just been watching Ben Crowe do a laminated neck on one of his early videos with a hand jointer.