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Drill the neck joint
Now let’s drill the holes for the neck location.
The neck has two 1/4" diameter holes for the dowels that
support the neck joint. You need to drill matching holes in
the body to t these dowels.
Measure from the top of the neck to nd the center of the
two dowel holes. Use these measurements to mark and drill
matching holes on the body.
After measuring the locations the pins carefully mark them
with a pencil and make a deep indentation with a scribe, awl
or push pin. This will help keep the drill bit aligned when
you drill the hole.
Note: It is possible that the locating holes may not align
with the centerline on the body due to small dierences
in where the holes are drilled on the neck.
Drill the two holes using a 1/4" drill bit. To keep the drill from
skating around as you begin drilling the hole, start the drill
in reverse until it makes an indentation that will help keep
the drill positioned.
Drill them 3/8" deep. (Mark your drill bit with a piece of mask-
ing tape to keep from drilling the holes too deep.)
Attach the ngerboard
The nut should seat rmly between the pre-attached head-
plate and the ngerboard.
Measure the hole
locations on the
neck and duplicate
them on the body
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