Electric Mandolin Build Part 2

As you can see, the e-mando’s neck has now been made. Here’s its story…………

The neck is laminated to aid stability. The bulk of the neck is from bird’s eye maple with a central core of Tasmanian Blackwood.

And the head is spliced on.

Whilst these parts are being glued-up, I make the head logo inlay. When it’s possible, I like to cut through the head overlay before it’s glued to the head itself. Inlaying rosewood or ebony is relatively easy as any gaps can be filled and are virtually invisible. However, lighter coloured woods are less forgiving and extra care must be taken.

Below you can see that the completed head overlay has been glued on and there are two fillets of cedar running the length of the neck. Under those fillets are two lengths of carbon fibre rods.

And after some shaping and drilling, the completed neck blank.