The Best Tool You Can Possibly Use For Shaping A Guitar Neck

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Do y’all want to know how we turn a square hunk of maple into a guitar neck?
We have gotten several questions about our dead head sander and how we shape guitar necks. This tool is the hot set-up for doing custom necks quickly and efficiently.
I love to give tools nicknames and this one really deserves one?
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  • @jgsmith4957
    @jgsmith49574 жыл бұрын

    Oh man ! You guys made me lol. Anvils and dynamite. ACME : A Company that Makes Everything. The road-runner would be proud.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not everyone will get that joke HAHAHA

  • @juanokita4401

    @juanokita4401

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nooo Coyote I use alway acme hehehehe

  • @flashback8954
    @flashback89544 жыл бұрын

    Your dead head sander somehow seems incomplete without a dead head sticker. ;)

  • @bryantwalley

    @bryantwalley

    4 жыл бұрын

    The dead head sticker is on the Cadillac. The little voice said don't look back.

  • @m7alan7johnson7
    @m7alan7johnson74 жыл бұрын

    Very informative vid, Matt. Thanx!!!

  • @joewg3
    @joewg34 жыл бұрын

    Loving this channel. Subscribed.

  • @jeffmaestro
    @jeffmaestro3 жыл бұрын

    Really love and appreciate your youtube channel. Such dedication and knowledge has helped me ease into guitar building with more confidence. Thank you ! Stay safe my friend.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great to hear Jeffrey

  • @JoeKyser
    @JoeKyser4 жыл бұрын

    I found you from Dylans trip to see you. Since then I've been checking out your videos. They have proved to be priceless for me. I am just starting to do full builds. I've repaired them and messed around with them for years. Im an artist and want to transfer my art to guitars. I definitely need help and have found so many videos you have very helpful. I just wanted to stop and take a minute to thank you.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching Joe glad you are digging the videos man

  • @JoeKyser

    @JoeKyser

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TexasToastGuitars I totally am. I going to end up watching so many you have. I value them a lot. I'm glad he went to go see you. That was a great idea. Rock on

  • @robcrawford9657
    @robcrawford965710 ай бұрын

    Super cool man! what size round over bit do I need?

  • @DreidMusicalX
    @DreidMusicalX4 жыл бұрын

    You always have great videos with great content.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks my friend

  • @paulblackman3936
    @paulblackman39364 жыл бұрын

    That's one hell of a knuckle remover! Keep it safe Matt.

  • @donvanco3078

    @donvanco3078

    4 жыл бұрын

    I imagine a bite from this thing is not something you forget quickly....

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Believe it or not... it isn't too bad

  • @scottmartinezguitarandbass
    @scottmartinezguitarandbass Жыл бұрын

    I would love to know what the type/size, etc. of that router table bit you're using for the first roundover! What a great idea! Thanks in advance.

  • @kevandrew2821
    @kevandrew28214 жыл бұрын

    Great as always you guys thanks

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Kev

  • @jonahguitarguy
    @jonahguitarguy4 жыл бұрын

    I was inspired by your dead head last year and built one from a grizzly sander that was sitting dormant. I haven't ruined any necks yet but it is very easy to remove to much material. I also used it to flush SS frets to edge of the board on a couple necks. To be totally honest I have trouble watching both ends of the neck at once. But I've got 5 strat style necks to do and that should get me dialed in. Great video Matt and Chris!

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Your Dead-Head looks good to go, I'm kinda surprised to hear you aren't using it much

  • @jonahguitarguy

    @jonahguitarguy

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TexasToastGuitars, well most of my business is repair. I build one or two guitars a year and have always hand carved the necks. I'm going to build those 5 strat necks and put them up on reverb when time alows.

  • @drittal
    @drittal4 жыл бұрын

    Looking great my dudes!

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks brotherman

  • @Guitarzoids
    @Guitarzoids3 жыл бұрын

    Carved my last neck with a homemade drawknife. Definitly looking into 7/8 round over bit. Thanks, will now smash and subscribe

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    3 жыл бұрын

    The round over bit will certainly make life a little easier my friend

  • @yonitznkc
    @yonitznkc4 жыл бұрын

    -def on my bucket list!

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    You will dig it brotherman

  • @JimFeeley
    @JimFeeley4 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff! Time for me to re-up my Patreon support. It lapsed when our credit cards expired and I was just too lazy to renew. But I'll do that today. Keep on making sawdust.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jim

  • @chrishunter9256
    @chrishunter92564 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for showing all your secrets!

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm not showing y'all everything

  • @chrishunter9256

    @chrishunter9256

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TexasToastGuitars lol

  • @cheapskate8656
    @cheapskate86563 жыл бұрын

    I always thought "dead head" referred to the person doing the sanding :) Seriously though, thanks for doing this video, its really great to see how you guys have ironed out a lot of the process for guitar building.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    3 жыл бұрын

    That could be true too

  • @Motocicleiros
    @Motocicleiros4 жыл бұрын

    This is insane! When I tried to build a couple guitars a few years ago I spent hours scrapping it with a wood file. LoL.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    The deadhead sander will radically speed things up, that's for sure.

  • @ericsfc1ea.16
    @ericsfc1ea.164 жыл бұрын

    New pin router next, know your busy w/ other shit but...the suspense, hopefully before ya get into the next class series. That sander makes quick work of the bulk excess in the neck. What rough board size do you start w/ on neck blanks, 8/4?

  • @gri7
    @gri73 жыл бұрын

    router table would be time saver. im goin ham with rasp files. is taht a 1" roundover?

  • @MinionofNobody
    @MinionofNobody4 жыл бұрын

    I have used several different methods of shaping my guitar necks. My router table is by far the fastest and easiest method I have regularly used but it isn’t the cheapest. The cheapest method I have ever used to round the back of a neck was to clamp the neck blank so that half of it was hanging off my workbench. I then draped a strip of sand paper over the back of the neck, grabbed both ends, and shaped a rounded back by alternately pulling the ends of the sandpaper up and down. I eventually had to swing the neck 180 degrees, reclamp, and continue sanding the other half of the neck. As long as you’re reasonably careful and regularly check the profile of the neck, this method works fine. It is, however, quite a slow way of doing things. A spoke shave is the second cheapest method I’ve used but I frankly think using a strip of sandpaper produces a better quality of neck. While spoke shaves are relatively cheap, they are still more expensive than a strip of sandpaper. Spoke shaves remove more wood per pass than does a strip of sandpaper. This speeds things up but also makes it much easier to destroy a neck if the spoke shave slips. Plus, one of my friends mistakenly thought the spoke shave on my workbench was a medieval torture device. Next, I used a hand router to make necks. While this method was relatively inexpensive and fast, I think it has the greatest potential of screwing up a neck. Hand routers are prone to occasionally move in directions other than the ones we would prefer. Given the nature of power tools, it only takes a split second for a hand router to slip and destroy a neck. Jigs, templates, and solid clamping methods help minimize the risk but I found that I was inevitably destroying a few necks no matter how careful I was. Things just get more expensive from there. Router tables and specialized machines can quickly produce good quality necks but they are relatively expensive. Most people who are just learning to build guitars or who build guitars as a hobby don’t have access to a great deal of expensive and/or specialized machinery. They usually end up using cheaper and slower methods such as those discussed above. I typically recommend that people who are new to guitar building start with those kinds of methods for a variety of reasons. One major reason is that they tend to be far more readily available to the average person. A second major reason is that it can be very useful to be skilled using such methods if your expensive machine has broken down or your power has gone out. I’m presently building my first electric ukulele. I wasn’t quite sure about how I wanted the neck to turn out. I decided to use slower hand building techniques because this allows me to better notice small issues that may be developing and to make changes as I go. Thus, I am using the hand sanding method to shape the curved back of the neck despite the fact my router table is just a few feet away. I’m certain that I will use my router table on any future electric ukuleles I might build but I prefer slower hand methods for prototyping.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lots of great ways to do that job sounds like you have found some good ways that work for you

  • @johnpiettro4644

    @johnpiettro4644

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for a great overview of you experience on the subject. Also it's wise words on increasing expenses associated with more advanced (and not always the best) methods used. We all try to save out time and minimize our effort and everyone finds his preferred work techniques (that are subject to change).

  • @petemunro9783

    @petemunro9783

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think a third major reason is that hand tools allow you to learn a lot about the naure and physical properties of the materials you're working with, while power tools keep you more distanced. You can move to power more successfully when you know the wood intimately.

  • @onecutkev
    @onecutkev Жыл бұрын

    What size of round over bit do you use in the router

  • @DJBuglip
    @DJBuglip3 жыл бұрын

    Boy, that sander is a cool device.

  • @kevinwalker4124
    @kevinwalker41243 жыл бұрын

    You should see the "dead head" sanders we used at Gibson. We roll necks very similar to the way you do it.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to see them Kevin

  • @kevinwalker4124

    @kevinwalker4124

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TexasToastGuitars We had different blocks for different models. One block for the ES-335, ES-345, a block for the ES-175 and another block for customs. I worked in the Memphis factory. We only made semi-hollow bodies there. So, three different "dead head" sanders.

  • @SasquaPlatypus
    @SasquaPlatypus Жыл бұрын

    If you look carefully about where the knuckles of your left hand are when using your sander (7:20-8:00), is that static electricity arcing on the frame? Cool vid, thanks!!

  • @joepasco1420
    @joepasco14202 жыл бұрын

    I rough round mine with the front wheel of a five dollar sears garage sale belt sander with 60 grit belt, then use a cut 60 grit belt like shinning the toe of a boot, works great then fine tune with 80 and 120 ect hand paper. It's cheap any way, with great results.

  • @rchydrozz751
    @rchydrozz751 Жыл бұрын

    You're right, in the 1950's, ACME tools and machines were used in the Wile E Coyote Road Runner cartoons.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    Жыл бұрын

    hahahaha

  • @michaelbanach9972
    @michaelbanach99724 жыл бұрын

    As always thanks for sharing. Quick one for ya. Whats the bandsaw blade you use in your other vids where you are cutting the neck? Also curious why you are using the router table and not the pin router in this vid? Thanks

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    We use Starret 3/8 bandsaw blades

  • @theanarcho-luthierist2882
    @theanarcho-luthierist28824 жыл бұрын

    my strategy for building my (much smaller) sanding station was to buy the belts and discs first then build around those..

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    That could work too

  • @simontwycross3449
    @simontwycross34494 жыл бұрын

    What diameter is the round over bit you use for roughing in necks? Looks like a nice way to do that!

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Simon, it really depends on the thickness of the neck blank. We use 1/2, 3/4 and ideally 7/8

  • @docsiltanen
    @docsiltanen4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Matt… what material did you cover the plywood with for the back of the belt to run over ? I would think there would be a lot of friction build up there ???

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    It is platen cover it's cloth with a thick graphite coating. Just like you find on a sander made of metal

  • @74dartman13
    @74dartman134 жыл бұрын

    I like that sander! I've watched guys shape them by hand and it definitely looks like too much work!👍😎🎸🎶

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    It can certainly be done... but it takes a while

  • @jonahguitarguy

    @jonahguitarguy

    4 жыл бұрын

    There is something very Zen about hand shaping necks. But you can get all in your head about it or get it done.

  • @74dartman13

    @74dartman13

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TexasToastGuitars yep!☺

  • @noelrosa3521
    @noelrosa35214 жыл бұрын

    What size is the router bit to get the nice curve thank you! Loved the video

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    It depends on the neck blank but if you can get away with 7/8 that is ideal

  • @scottmorris4914
    @scottmorris491410 ай бұрын

    what is the ruuter bit size?

  • @TheeEltee3
    @TheeEltee33 жыл бұрын

    Great Velvet Jones reference

  • @harcourtmudd
    @harcourtmudd4 жыл бұрын

    That is slicker than snot on a Door knob!

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Whale shit in an ice flow

  • @richardcramp2850
    @richardcramp28504 жыл бұрын

    overhead shot of that process would be cool, im still using the old belt sander, strap that thing down to the bench LOL..

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's a bummer to have no camera man

  • @eIectroboy
    @eIectroboy4 жыл бұрын

    What radius of cutter u use on table? Great as allways!

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    I should have said this in the video we use a bunch of bits... 1/2 , 3/4 and ideally 7/8 it kinda depends on the thickness of the neck

  • @peterschmidt9942

    @peterschmidt9942

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TexasToastGuitars When I was at work, I asked my boss if I could grab a router bit (we import them in Oz) - yeah no worries. I come out with this huge 7/8 round over and he says "I didn't think you wanted one that big, what are your doing with it"? Oh nothing, just cutting a few trees down" ;)

  • @paulneeds
    @paulneeds3 ай бұрын

    Say Matt, what diameter was that router bit?

  • @narbonneguitars9331
    @narbonneguitars93314 жыл бұрын

    nice setup matt ...uniformity every time great idea for mass construction ...u need to throw a clip of the coyote an anvils from acme to fill in the crowd who missed the joke

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Anyone who missed the gag is too young HAHAHA

  • @johnmeehan4518
    @johnmeehan45184 жыл бұрын

    Love my deadhead sander. Not hard to make. A&H abrasives are excellent. Matt are those bolt on necks?

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi John, the necks in the video are bolt on

  • @jacobbockover1628
    @jacobbockover16284 жыл бұрын

    You have alot of tools I don't have room for (or money) I've reshaped a couple necks on cheep guitars using files foam Sanders and long strips of sandpaper like when yourdrying your back. It took a while

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    We do have a lot of tools... but we didn't always. Keep fighting the good fight my friend

  • @juliansuarez3849
    @juliansuarez38494 жыл бұрын

    So cool machine Matt, looks easy!! Is easy???🤔🤔 Love it

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks brotherman, it was tricky at first and we wreaked a few HAHAHA

  • @juliansuarez3849

    @juliansuarez3849

    4 жыл бұрын

    Texas Toast Guitars 🤣🤣🤣

  • @barryhaynes103
    @barryhaynes1034 жыл бұрын

    great video, great commentary and great pro tips ... if you're a professional woodworker or guitar builder and you can figure out to build you're own deadhead sander ... switch professions ...

  • @barryhaynes103

    @barryhaynes103

    4 жыл бұрын

    *can't figure out to build you're own deadhead sander ...

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    That makes more sense

  • @jamesreaves5534
    @jamesreaves55344 жыл бұрын

    I mentioned Oslong Sandpaper & Discs before, but try some 3M Resinite Floor Paper for quick wood removal. I use 80 Grit, but they make a 60 Grit, 100 and 150. This Sandpaper is specifically made for Rapid wood removal. It's what the Hardwood Floor Man uses because it's made to Cut. Wrap a piece around a 1×2 board, a 5 gallon bucket stir stick or anything that suits You. You won't believe how quickly it cuts and how long it lasts. God Bless Y'all. Jimmy in NC....

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Are you a rep for this sandpaper?

  • @jamesreaves5534

    @jamesreaves5534

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TexasToastGuitars No I'm not a Rep for anything I've mentioned to You. It's just that since 1972 I've used every kinda Sandpaper there is. Oslong is hands Down the Best a 3M Resinite is the best for Rapid Wood Removal. I only recommended them to You as a Friend to Help You. Oslong is so good I recommended it to a Luthier in Scotland, Murray Macleod who's been building and repairing Guitars for more than 50 years. Murray used to order all His sandpaper from a place here in Raleigh NC about 3p miles from My house. He tried the Oslong cancelled His Raleigh order and now uses nothing else. I wish I'd known about Oslong sooner Myself. I only found out about it a couple years ago. You don't have to use it. I was just trying to help You that's all. God 🙏 Y'all. Jimmy in NC....

  • @xyzcreate
    @xyzcreate4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Matt! How much do the custom belts set you back?

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think they are like 11 or 12 bucks

  • @joebikeguy6669
    @joebikeguy66694 жыл бұрын

    Hey Texas Toast guys, Phil McKnight gave you guys a favorable plug on his show yesterday.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    I saw that, very cool of him to do, good looking out Joseph

  • @MangledGuitars
    @MangledGuitars4 жыл бұрын

    Waiting to see that Mockingbird bass in the back!

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    It is almost ready for paint

  • @modusceo
    @modusceo2 жыл бұрын

    I need your t shirt asap 🤣

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wait, you want me to send you the shirt off my back

  • @TomL-
    @TomL-4 жыл бұрын

    The router is a great tip to give you a head start!.Is that a 1" roundover bit? I wish there was a cool trick like that for angled headstock necks, lol

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    That bit is 3/4 or 7/8 I use both depending on the neck thickness. We did make a sled for our beloved pin router to do angled headstocks

  • @theanarcho-luthierist2882

    @theanarcho-luthierist2882

    4 жыл бұрын

    2 axis router box - come at it from above - after watching this video thats what im planning to do with my latest build... that or a bespoke jig..

  • @gtr1952
    @gtr19524 жыл бұрын

    I didn't check all of the comments, but could you please try a different camera angle next time? Your arm was right in front of the head where you were shaping the neck, both times. Great job on that machine mod! I didn't know you could get custom length sanding belts! I think you gave me some good ideas!! Thanks much!! --gary

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Gary, we don't have a camera man and sometimes it's tricky

  • @JBSlickflyer
    @JBSlickflyer3 жыл бұрын

    Reminds me of the specialty sanders we used @ the furniture factory, years ago.

  • @JBSlickflyer

    @JBSlickflyer

    3 жыл бұрын

    An inflatable drum sander would work great for finishing the corners and heel.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    3 жыл бұрын

    It is a pretty awesome tool

  • @angryroostercreations5194
    @angryroostercreations51944 жыл бұрын

    where did you get the graphite paper/sheet for the platen?

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    I can't remember but I think Woodworker's Supply carries that stuff

  • @happyads9439
    @happyads94394 жыл бұрын

    Power tools are heaven👼

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    You got that right

  • @pops71
    @pops714 жыл бұрын

    Congrats on making Phil McKnights list yesterday. Well deserved recognition.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Michael, that was a nice surprise

  • @pops71

    @pops71

    4 жыл бұрын

    You should invite him to the shop for a class or send him a daily driver review. Just a thought.

  • @eyeofamon
    @eyeofamon4 жыл бұрын

    It seems like the length from volute to heel is somewhat set, though, to a 16-fret neck design. Not a problem for the majority of your work, but what about 14- or even 12-fret lengths. Straight from the router table to hand shaping?

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    We have another deadhead sander for those necks but rarely, if ever use it

  • @johnpiettro4644
    @johnpiettro46442 жыл бұрын

    But how do you get the neck depth slope along the neck with this method (thicker at the heal and shallower at the headstock)? Obviously this bit gives you even neck depth.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    2 жыл бұрын

    No you shim the neck in the sled

  • @zeusapollo8688
    @zeusapollo86884 жыл бұрын

    I saw somebody do this with a grinder mounted on a swinging arm to make the neck shape

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    that sounds cool

  • @tomasjones3755
    @tomasjones37554 жыл бұрын

    Made me think back to woodworking days. I'm bet I could find a Horizontal Belt Sander (table mounted) and build out the extra surface area; on the back side. Hmmmmm.....

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah dude go for it

  • @ccchicken8889
    @ccchicken88894 жыл бұрын

    So I guess you'd have to go with another method for a neck with an angled headstock, right? Since it wouldn't have a completely flat surface to use to slide down the router table. Also, do y'all use the same type of poly on necks that you use on the bodies?

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    You got it right on both CC. Sometimes we just go right to the sander for angled headstocks. The sealer, basecoat and clear are used on any and all parts of the guitars we make. We can do oil finish necks but only on customer requests

  • @fotice
    @fotice4 жыл бұрын

    Matt, any idea on what number is your bit on the router table for the back of the neck.Hi from Greece

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi fotice, we use a bunch of bits... 1/2 , 3/4 and ideally 7/8 it kinda depends on the thickness of the neck

  • @fotice

    @fotice

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TexasToastGuitars the thickness before the dead head sander seemed just fine for me, measured by eye. What was that?? Thanks for all your content ive learned so much.. but not gone any smarter😁😁

  • @thebigswede1736
    @thebigswede17364 жыл бұрын

    Hey Matt. Are your necks tapered in thickness? Or the same thickness from end to end.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    All our necks are custom specified by the customer. Sometimes they are but most times they are not. When I shape necks for myself they are .86 at the first fret and .90 at the 12th.

  • @jakefromstatefarm9721
    @jakefromstatefarm97214 жыл бұрын

    Would the copy carver machine work for shaping the necks. Seems like it would eliminate human error and you're only setting up 1 machine. another bonus is that you might be able to set up several necks at a time and all at different shapes?

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    We used to use the copy carver for necks, it isn't as awesome as the deadhead sander

  • @jakefromstatefarm9721

    @jakefromstatefarm9721

    4 жыл бұрын

    Texas Toast Guitars well I guess since you don’t need the copy carver, I’ll take it off your hands.

  • @princewarior2554
    @princewarior25543 жыл бұрын

    Hey man, What size of that Bit for router the Neck? Thanx dude 😊👍🏽

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    3 жыл бұрын

    That was a 3/4 bit

  • @princewarior2554

    @princewarior2554

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TexasToastGuitars Oowh.. Ok, thanks a lot man.. Can't wait to see your new videos.. 🙌🏽🙌🏽

  • @bobdeluxeandtheideals1356
    @bobdeluxeandtheideals13564 жыл бұрын

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @tiki_trash
    @tiki_trash4 жыл бұрын

    Matt, you should do stand up. I have so many questions but not tonight, honey.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    HAHAHAHA I don't think I would be good a that

  • @gerthalberg9735
    @gerthalberg97354 жыл бұрын

    I don’t even have to start the video to Write dead-head sander (I always thougth a deadhead was something else😁)

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    I went to Roberto-Venn with a lot of those guys

  • @michaeladamcaira9174
    @michaeladamcaira91744 жыл бұрын

    I agree, the DH sander is the best

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    It totally rocks

  • @Guitarzoids
    @Guitarzoids3 жыл бұрын

    7/8 round over bit, $26 at local mom and pop hardware store. Going to retire Beaver Cleaver the homemade drawknife, maybe sharpen him one more time, put him in an ornate frame with a light Thanks again.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hope you dig it my friend

  • @ResoBridge
    @ResoBridge4 жыл бұрын

    And this is how we hand build guitars. No really... all entirely by hand ;-) .... I'm jealous, you have some great tools.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    All our tools are guided by hands I'm sure you can see the difference between using this tools and using a CNC

  • @ResoBridge

    @ResoBridge

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TexasToastGuitars I was just joking about the entirely hand built thing. I suppose it is possible to build guitars using only hand tools, but power tools make it so much easier. I don't think it makes any difference how the wood is cut and shaped. I think it is the selection of materials, the design, the attention to detail, care, skill and time given to each guitar that matters.

  • @DavidRavenMoon
    @DavidRavenMoon4 жыл бұрын

    Gibson use a similar sander to shape 335 necks. You can see it in recent videos. Strikes me as odd since they have a rather large CNC setup, but that’s Gibson for ya!

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    I would bet that anyone using a sander at Gibson these days if for a promotional video, I don't know for sure but that seems like it would lend some "hand made" mojo to the experience

  • @SSRT_JubyDuby8742
    @SSRT_JubyDuby87424 жыл бұрын

    Nice process and a cool machine. Did anyone have to get carried home from 'C'B'?

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man, we are going to Casa Bonita Saturday

  • @SSRT_JubyDuby8742

    @SSRT_JubyDuby8742

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oops a bit premature, have a cool cool time 😎🎸✅

  • @pskemster
    @pskemster4 жыл бұрын

    Matt has all the way cool power tools!

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    I do have some of them

  • @BeardedBluesDude
    @BeardedBluesDude4 жыл бұрын

    Acme... lol That was a good one. :)

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    We try HAHAHA

  • @vernonknight8611
    @vernonknight86113 жыл бұрын

    That 3&3 headstock had no angle? Is angled headstock even needed?

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    3 жыл бұрын

    Depending on your design... no

  • @joeking433
    @joeking43311 ай бұрын

    You need to make a neck contour jig.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    11 ай бұрын

    I have used Steve's and it is pretty cool. However, I prefer the old school tools and the deadhead sander is certainly that. They are actually still in use at Fender Gibson and even Warmoth has one. Do you have a neck contour jig? I'd love to see your version. They are super cool & I do love tools

  • @Solelova67
    @Solelova673 жыл бұрын

    What about Reshaping a P bass neck to a thinner profile.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sure man

  • @Phreddyfoophred
    @Phreddyfoophred4 жыл бұрын

    Velvet Jones School of Luttery

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    HAHAHA

  • @dappawap
    @dappawap2 жыл бұрын

    I am a little confused. Why don't you press the frets on the fretboard without the neck then glue the board to the neck?

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm a little confused why anyone would proceed any other way... But, There are many ways to do most jobs

  • @dappawap

    @dappawap

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TexasToastGuitars I am afraid of spending time on the fret board , gluing it , then ruining the neck after pressing on tbe frets. So I presume there is an avantage the way you do it?

  • @bevo65
    @bevo654 жыл бұрын

    Some people pay damn good money for those burn marks. It makes them play better, or something.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Burn marks = big bucks!

  • @TJjjjjjjjjjj
    @TJjjjjjjjjjj4 жыл бұрын

    Don’t you guys have tilt linishers in the states ? Kinda shocked you had to fabricate your own and also had to find custom belts. We have these in high school woodwork classes here in Australia.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Beats me?

  • @donvanco3078

    @donvanco3078

    4 жыл бұрын

    We have linishers but they're really more for tool finishing (sharpening) and pipe-work - it would still take a ton of customization to really make one work in this fashion (the working orientation is generally all wrong) . Add to that the fact that the belts are typically narrow it's not really as good a solution as this. We've got oscillating belt sanders that are more akin to this piece that Matt uses - but they are crazy-expensive in sizes best suited to neck work (like US$5k)

  • @TJjjjjjjjjjj

    @TJjjjjjjjjjj

    4 жыл бұрын

    Don Vanco that sounds like a bed / flat run linisher, tilts over here are found in most cabinet maker’s shops, you wouldn’t use them for tools because of the long belt and the chance that said tool would puncture and send the belt flying across the room :) maybe we just use different names. My point was this exact type of machine is really common , you can pick them up quite cheap at any local Bunnings. And that’s what shocks me as usually we are the ones who need to order or fabricate tools we only have a population of 27 m

  • @jjdillon2007
    @jjdillon20074 жыл бұрын

    "They're just concentrating on dynamite and anvils, now" 😜😁😄🤣😂

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's what I heard

  • @trus3683

    @trus3683

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TexasToastGuitars I thought it was a Looney Toons joke

  • @jeffj266
    @jeffj2664 жыл бұрын

    Nice arm

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jeff

  • @tiki_trash
    @tiki_trash4 жыл бұрын

    "Just a little tiny bit of hand sanding" yeah right, just a little tiny teeny weeny little bit.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Just a little

  • @geemac7267
    @geemac72673 жыл бұрын

    Cool sander, but it needs a tie-dyed paint job.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    3 жыл бұрын

    Now yer talkin

  • @hanskung3278
    @hanskung32782 жыл бұрын

    If I send you my guitar neck can you shape it asymmetrically?

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    2 жыл бұрын

    We do not offer this service at this time

  • @hanskung3278

    @hanskung3278

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TexasToastGuitars ok thanks

  • @neckjig1
    @neckjig14 жыл бұрын

    Matt. I am the biggest tool to ever shape a guitar neck. Oh wait. You said “best”.. ok, yeah. That’s probably a deadhead sander.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Totally HAHAHA

  • @tomfoolery2082
    @tomfoolery20824 жыл бұрын

    Mayb uv seen it , phil mcknight gav u guy s props in his last night vid was 10 hi-end guitar brands u may not kno about . Cool beans .

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good looking out Glenn

  • @tomfoolery2082

    @tomfoolery2082

    4 жыл бұрын

    Got a man on it over here boss !

  • @TheRmoroni
    @TheRmoroni4 жыл бұрын

    shinto japanese saw plane takes stock off quick and is a no power way to get it done.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    I can't tell you how many necks I have shaped with no power. It is enough to be over that whole "shaping necks is therapeutic" thing.

  • @bevo65
    @bevo654 жыл бұрын

    I think it'd be enlightening to see what the DHS looks like when the belt is off. 😀

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Do you follow us on Instagram?

  • @bevo65

    @bevo65

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TexasToastGuitars Yeah, as @SemitonesTexas (follow-backs encouraged). I'll take a squint and find it.

  • @Loupgarou21
    @Loupgarou214 жыл бұрын

    You mentioned a few times that yours isn’t a real dead head sander and that you’d get into why, but I never caught what made yours not a real dead head sander.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    I did say that didn't I... a real dead head sander has a platen with no drive wheels opposite the drive. since it doesn't spin it is dead. The old school ones were shaped like a triangle. They might have been tricky to adjust but I don't know.

  • @spannerman4886
    @spannerman48864 жыл бұрын

    Beep! Beep! 😂

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    I thought it was Meep Meep?

  • @lynnritchie70
    @lynnritchie704 жыл бұрын

    BEEP BEEP!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA

  • @j-mo2453
    @j-mo24534 жыл бұрын

    Damn near impossible to get parts for their trebuchets... I recall a drunken old acme salesman that was a regular at my local pub. Always getting himself thrown out...

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    HAHAHA I like your style

  • @j-mo2453

    @j-mo2453

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I’m all about corny old joke restoration. Great podcasts. Giving the gift of savvy like our mentors, yet reaching more people than the cranky old bastards would ever care to deal with. Much appreciation and wish you continued success.

  • @wh0dave
    @wh0dave4 жыл бұрын

    Why not just use a rasp. I can get a neck done it 20-30 minutes with my rasp and bladder sander.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    You just answered your own question

  • @hunkydorian
    @hunkydorian2 жыл бұрын

    You get, after several minutes, to the climax of the show, to the point of the whole thing, and your arm is completely covering what you are doing.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    2 жыл бұрын

    *

  • @gregmartin1757
    @gregmartin17574 жыл бұрын

    I would be hesitant to use any acme products after seeing how poorly they have worked for wile e coyote.

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lots of import items in the catalogue these days

  • @HarderThanCalculus
    @HarderThanCalculus2 жыл бұрын

    dynamite and anvils...HAHAHAHAHA

  • @TexasToastGuitars

    @TexasToastGuitars

    2 жыл бұрын

    HAHAHA I am still a fan of Wile E. Coyote

  • @HansyPants184
    @HansyPants1843 жыл бұрын

    Please don't say patience.