WM Baritone Neck w/ Custom Body

[NedRyerson]

I don't remember if I posted about the body that I started almost a year and a half ago, but the baritone neck that I know I posted about recently is going on it. I started on it last March and as of December of '24, this is what it looks like:



Mahogany body, quilt maple veneer, white pearloid binding. The center line is a veneer strip that I put in place to hide a mishap with the quilt maple veneer halves. Green dye with black burst.

So this week I started on the neck. From a cut-off of the quilt maple veneer sheets, I applied a smaller piece onto the headstock and traced the template of the custom headstock shape I'd been working on that'll be a 2x4 config of tuners.





I used my handheld power jigsaw for the rough cut.



(those spots are old red dye, not blood)

And now the moment of no return. Do I make this a $400 mistake? Template is attached to the front face.

SPECS​

Body​

Mahogany core wood, cut in my custom super-Strat shape
Quilt maple veneer top w/ white pearloid binding
Green dye with black burst
Dual wood-mount humbucker cavities
Wrap-around fixed bridge
Rear rout control cavity, accommodating 1V 1T pots & blade switch
7/8" side jack

Neck​

Baritone scale maple shaft w/ rosewood fretboard
6150 nickel frets
White pearloid Eye of Ra inlay @ 12th fret
Ordered w/ paddle headstock for custom shaping
2 x 4 tuners (2 for A & D strings, 4 for G-C-E-A strings)

 

[NedRyerson]

And sure enough, because of my daughter's separation anxiety, she's had to come down to the workshop every single time I'm downstairs. A fraction of a second of distraction and I got a bad tear out.



The impact broke off that one point, which, thankfully, I found. I also found a few slivers scattered around on the workbench and beyond, but there was no saving it. I had to walk away.

But later, I used Titebond to glue that missing point back on. Then I took it to my spindle sander to smooth out that divot. The final shape is off from the original design, but at least I didn't have to sacrifice a $400 neck.



Then I drilled & reamed the tuner holes.



A test fit with the tuners.

 

[NedRyerson]

To match the body, I applied the same proportionate mix of green dye to the surface.





And this is where I've stopped. I might have time to work on it next week when I'm back up here. I have to go home to go back to work for a few days this coming week.

 

[Tretgeraet]

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Mahogany body, quilt maple veneer, white pearloid binding. The center line is a veneer strip that I put in place to hide a mishap with the quilt maple veneer halves. Green dye with black burst.

I love the center line! Mishaps can turn out so beautiful sometimes.

 

[NedRyerson]

It's been very difficult to remember the Bob Ross method throughout this project.

 

[Spud]

To match the body, I applied the same proportionate mix of green dye to the surface.

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And this is where I've stopped. I might have time to work on it next week when I'm back up here. I have to go home to go back to work for a few days this coming week.

The dragon comes in the niiiiiigggghht!

 

[NedRyerson]

Burninating the countywide.

 

[Spud]

Burninating the countywide.

It is a cool design it does remind me of a dragon tail.