So I've been making progress on my build (I'll save the pics for a new build thread). I've managed to shape the body with saws, a router and some rasps. The pickups cavities are a little shaky, my template, and router template bit left a serious gap at the edges so I hand finished with a chisel and dremel.
So I don't have access to a thickness planer (I envy those of you who have one), and in the process of using my power planer to reduce the neck, I have ended up with a tapered plane, i.e it is thicker at one side, than it is on another. I'm using a perfectly level workbench, checked with various spirit levels, flat bars and so on. So I have wrecked a laser cut rosewood fretboard which had my slots cut and a neat engraving at 12th... I have butchered a maple/walnut/maple neck, and have butchered a walnut/maple/walnut neck... All the same symptom.
My last neck, is a rosewood 5 piece with maple strips, and is absolutely beautiful. I have managed to get it flat, however, it is only 17mm thick, with my fretboard at around 7mm, is this gonna be thick enough for a flat mount neck (hipshot .125 floor)? It has stressed me out beyond belief. Power planers are the work of the devil.
So I don't have access to a thickness planer (I envy those of you who have one), and in the process of using my power planer to reduce the neck, I have ended up with a tapered plane, i.e it is thicker at one side, than it is on another. I'm using a perfectly level workbench, checked with various spirit levels, flat bars and so on. So I have wrecked a laser cut rosewood fretboard which had my slots cut and a neat engraving at 12th... I have butchered a maple/walnut/maple neck, and have butchered a walnut/maple/walnut neck... All the same symptom.
My last neck, is a rosewood 5 piece with maple strips, and is absolutely beautiful. I have managed to get it flat, however, it is only 17mm thick, with my fretboard at around 7mm, is this gonna be thick enough for a flat mount neck (hipshot .125 floor)? It has stressed me out beyond belief. Power planers are the work of the devil.