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When using cross dowels some people recommend using side reinforcements to the tenon to strengthen the end grain the metal dowels bear against. If you already have the sides of the tenon fitted you can slice an eighth of an inch off the end of the tenon and replace it with a 1/8th inch thick piece ...

So I finally got around to working on the neck, specifically making the tenon, following Cumpiano’s new and improved design. The barrel bolts I’ve got are 10mm, so first I had to find a 10mm drill bit… harder than you’d think. Lee Valley was the only place that had one. Then when I went to use my dr...

I finally found where in the book Cumpiano covers “radiusing” the sides… it’s on page 213-214. He shows planing the upper bouts from the waist to the neck block, then using a (flat) sanding board for the final contour. He sands the neck block and upper bouts, sands the “peak” (created by the plane),...

Thanks, everyone. Lots of good information here.

Thanks! Yes, I know about his improved bolt-on neck design. I’m building the steel-string guitar. My violin came out pretty good, except for being overly large (I made the top and back too big, then had to modify the side garland to fit, but that’s another story, lol!

New to the board, but not to luthierie (I made a violin in 2007-2009). Around 2009, I bought wood for making a guitar, but for various reasons, I’m only really getting started now. In ‘09, I got the plates joined and thicknessed, and started making the neck. I’m following Cumpiano’s book. First mist...