Chapter 5
Constructing the neck
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Cut the peghead overlay oversize. Locate the overlay with small brads into the peg head. Locate the brads in the machine head slots or where a peg will go. Cut off the head of the brad and slide overlay off. Drill holes slightly larger for ease in gluing. Make a piece of wood with a cork face and clearance for the brads for clamping the peg head overlay. Wax the cork and put wax paper between the overlay and the cork. Warm the woods, a hair dryer works well, spread glue, for components one joint at a time, when the overlay is glued, put wax paper, cork faced wood cork to overlay and clamp or press. Move rapidly have and have everything ready.