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Ah so. Gotcha. Most people (me, among others) think of carbon fiber construction as inherently hollow - the strength lies in the outer skin, so the only thickness you need is bend resistance (keeping it in column). He can use uni fabric because he doesn't really need strength across the width - the ...

I read that, and mostly went "yah, yah..." It reads like a primer on "what is carbon fiber" - what they don't say is "how do we build necks out of the stuff?" As you say, they could be using a CF (as fabric) W formed via a mold or something as the core. That gives you a...

David - I think Moses is building from graphite in an epoxy matrix. IE powdered graphite (or carbon) cast in resin. Generally, people think of CF as fabric or threads, thus the "fiber" part of the name (what Marko used on his bass). While technically they are both the same material at hear...

I know a guy who did an entirely CF guitar. But he bought a trashed Washburn and pulled a mold off of it, then vacuum bagged the CF into the resulting mold. Regarding Moses necks - just spent some time poking about on their site. Reads like they actually build out of graphite, not CF. Rather like do...

Markku Nyytäjä wrote:One cannot build or have too many guitars.

You guys are absolutely no help. Especially since I like the laminated look that Eric Baack did on his second one...and I've got some piles of contrasting hardwood under the bench....

Been lurking here for a few days, thought I'd actually introduce myself - and say that you guys are much better builders than I am.... I built this FrankenStrat waaay back when in high school (mid 80s) with a used neck I found. Body is birch, DiMarzio humbuckers with a Kahler trem. I've reworked the...

Mike - how much wire did you use? Quick check on a few sources shows resistance per 1000 feet of 39 awg wire as around 850 ohms. So logically, if your 924 ohm reading is correct, that should be about 1,090 feet. By comparison, to get your original reading of 8.5 kOhm per coil using 42 awg takes some...

Peter - the 207 is the special clear-coat hardener. 205/206 will both cure clear but may have a slight yellow tint - the difference between those is working time. I use all three (sideline gig as a composite boat builder): 205 = fast cure at normal temps and will cure slowly in low temperature; 206 ...