If you have a neck you want to replace or need a neck for a project, let’s make one!

This workshop covers making and carving a bolt-on neck blank. Some materials I have readily available, and you are welcome to bring your own.

The goal of the workshop is to give you a basic understanding of how I make a neck in my shop. I want you to be able to repeat the process and make many necks on your own. Over my 25+ years of luthiery, I have probably made over 500 necks by hand. I must say, I’m known as “the guy” for that job.

In the neck-making workshop, we will:

• Design a neck and headstock

• Make a neck-carving station

• Learn about different tools to use in the process

• Cut out a neck blank

• Route a truss rod pocket

• Cut out a fingerboard

• Slot a fingerboard

• Go over basic inlay process

• Glue up a neck blank

• Carve the neck

• Sand the radius into the fingerboard

• Sand the neck

The cost of this workshop varies according to how long it takes a student to learn. It generally happens over two 4-6 hour days to allow glue to dry.

This workshop does not cover fret work or nut work. This workshop can be combined with the fret work, nut, and setup workshops.

If there is a body, this neck will be used on it and it will be necessary to bring the body to ensure a great fit.