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Brian's Guitar from Conception to Birth
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10
Rout for the Truss Rod |
  It’s
easiest to rout for the truss rod before tapering the neck while you
still have an edge parallel to your center line on which your router
fence may ride. Measure your truss rod’s thickness and height and
setup your router with an edge guide to those dimensions. Plan on
making two light passes for the cleanest cut. Square off the end
with a sharp chisel.
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  Clean
up the groove with a few swipes of 150 grit sandpaper. Test fit the
truss rod and do a little more chiseling and sanding where needed
for a snug fit which is flush with the top face of the neck. You
might notice that the truss rod does not extend all the way to the
end of the neck in the photo on the right. We will cut the tilt-back
on the headstock in the next step which will expose the end of the
truss rod. But you should still rout your groove all the way off the
headstock end of the neck blank. |
It’s
easiest to rout for the truss rod before tapering the neck while you
still have an edge parallel to your center line on which your router
fence may ride. Measure your truss rod’s thickness and height and
setup your router with an edge guide to those dimensions. Plan on
making two light passes for the cleanest cut. Square off the end
with a sharp chisel.
Clean
up the groove with a few swipes of 150 grit sandpaper. Test fit the
truss rod and do a little more chiseling and sanding where needed
for a snug fit which is flush with the top face of the neck. You
might notice that the truss rod does not extend all the way to the
end of the neck in the photo on the right. We will cut the tilt-back
on the headstock in the next step which will expose the end of the
truss rod. But you should still rout your groove all the way off the
headstock end of the neck blank.
