It was pretty easy with no fuss.
I just apply the HHG to the veneer one by one, and finally paste on the IRW (from back) on the veneer.
The only thing is have to work fast with the HHG, so I didn't have time to take more pictures.
But I did use up my batch of HHG and had to remix the glue.
I didn't weigh the HHG but instead remember the viscosity of the fluid when I mixed it.
Next is to cut the excess part from the end of the headplate so that it can support the nut.
Because the head is at an angle (15 deg) to the neck, we need to make the slot vertically down perpendicular to the neck.
So I plane a support block using the head and shooting board method.
I put some scrap wood to protect the neck.
Finally when it's down I use my ryoba saw and started sawing the protruding headplate and veneer.
Finally I clean up with a chisel and sanding block
Looks good.
Next I proceed on with the neck making.
I measure the 12 fret marking with 5mm for the nut and 325mm for the 12 fret mark.
This is a 650 (1/2 of it is 325) scale length guitar.
Then I add another 125mm for the elevated neck and cut off the excess
I use another neck blank for the stack heel.
I square shoot the end grain of the cut blocks.
and prepare the block for gluing.
I proceed to cut the slope on the neck for the elevated neck part.
After removing my sawing, I plane the rest of the neck to be almost flush with the solera.
A bit of fitting more to go.
To fit into the solera I need to cut the wings of the elevated part of the neck.
Conventional fingerboard is < 65mm (62mm at the 12th fret) for this part I set width at 69mm for some allowance. I also have to cut the protruding part of the solera at the 12th fret. After cutting and fitting into the solera I check the slope of the elevated fingerboard part. My blank was definitely higher: So I have a choice of lowering it to fit the solera or add another part into the solera. I am tending toward the latter as I think a higher elevated fingerboard would be easier to play. Point to consider is also the slope of the doming of the topboard that will be forced by the elevated fingerboard.
As a safeguard I cut the crossgrain cut at the 12 fret to prevent over splitting in case it happens
Well I solve the dilema, just raise the solera.
I feel that a too low raise fingerboard would not be effective (might as well do without).
My current neck blank's angle and height is just nice.
So I would rather the solera fit the neck blank.
Anyway I use a scrap piece of wood mark the excess angle and plane it down.
Next I glue it to the solera.
After that I glue the heel block.
The slots would need to be cut before I glue the heel block to the neck.
The side do not join the heel block in a 90 degree but at a slight angle probably around 89 or 88 degree
I square the heel block roughly and marked out the center lines of the block.
This will be align to the neck later on.
The center line is also required for symmetry purposes.
I discover that it's impossible to clamp the heel block.
So I need to glue a scrap piece of wood to the heel block in order to cut the slots.
I glued it with 4 drops of PVA white glue; just enough to hold the block and need to remove the scrap after that.
In a normal neck I just clamp to the neck part but in this elevated fingerboard neck, I cut the heel block separately from the neck.
This cause the problem of not enough places to clamp the heel block.
The next time I can cut bottom most piece longer enough for me to clamp the heel block.
After sawing the slots I can cut the excess away for another heel block.
After that I began to mark the slot.
The jig has a proble: it was not square...
I had to put a wedge to correct the angle.
Then I began sawing.
I didn't have a physical stop for me to stop sawing but use my eyes to check the sawing mark.
Once I hit the mark I will stop sawing.
Once completed I realised the angle for both sides isn't the same...
That is the problem of a poorly made jig... Think I need to rework on it.
Anyway I began sawing the back slot with a slight taper for the wedging effect.
And chisel out the in between.
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