Guitar neck rest - DIY ideas?

[Skeletor]

So, I'm stuck at home killing time and figured my SG could use a bit of fret work (knock down the sharp fret ends)... so I can probably justify a neck rest (cradle?) But Amazon looks to be preparing for a bit of a shutdown as nothing is expected to deliver until the end of April.

So I guess it is DIY time.
Before I go hack up a chunk of 4x4 - anyone got any creative ideas or suggestions for a DIY neck rest?
I figure if I am going to carve up a chunk of wood - might as well do it right

So - let's see some pictures of your favorite neck rests...

 

[jkes01]

I have made a few of these.

http://www.ducksdeluxe.com/gnrphotos.html

 

[Barnaby]

My neck rest sits in my bench vise...but...it is a piece that I clamp and it sticks out to the side. That way, no part of the guitar is above the hard metal vise.

 

[pbekkerh]

You could make a cube with 6 different depths of the hollow, so you have a support usable from a soprano ukulele to an acoustic baryton guitar ;-)

 

[pshupe]

My father made this neck rest for me out of some scrap and put leather on the cradle part.

Cheers Peter.

 

[Skeletor]

You could make a cube with 6 different depth of the hollow, so you have a support usable from a soprano ukulele to an acoustic baryton guitar ;-)

That style is what caught my eye on Amazon, maybe I'll go that route

 

[Ripthorn]

I used the table saw to cut the coves for some neck rests. I made a short, long, and rocking variation and used cork for padding/ protection.

 

[Justin_Case]

Down and dirty - a rolled up towel works great. Passed on to me from Michael Anthony's road tech. " You can always find a extra towel at the hotel"

 

[Freddy G]

So, I'm stuck at home killing time and figured my SG could use a bit of fret work (knock down the sharp fret ends)... so I can probably justify a neck rest (cradle?) But Amazon looks to be preparing for a bit of a shutdown as nothing is expected to deliver until the end of April.

So I guess it is DIY time.
Before I go hack up a chunk of 4x4 - anyone got any creative ideas or suggestions for a DIY neck rest?
I figure if I am going to carve up a chunk of wood - might as well do it right

So - let's see some pictures of your favorite neck rests...

Built this 35 years ago.

Solid oak. Before I cut the trapezoid shaped sides I ran it over a tablesaw blade at an angle....that's how I got the concave neck rest.

Lined the neck rest with cork. Installed some velcro so I can stick a tuner etc. on the side. But I also gave the footprint a bit of an angle...may 2 or 3 degrees? So when an electric guitar is on the bench the cradle supports the neck just right:

But for an acoustic guitar, I spin the cradle 180deg. and the reverse angle is usually just right for that!

It's massive. It's solid (use it for fret work all the time....pressing in frets or even hammering etc). Stays put. You just really don't want to drop it on your toe!

 

[sd396]

I like the rocker style. Made these up when I was getting ready to do fret work on my first builds,

 

[Subterfuge]

So, I'm stuck at home killing time and figured my SG could use a bit of fret work (knock down the sharp fret ends)... so I can probably justify a neck rest (cradle?) But Amazon looks to be preparing for a bit of a shutdown as nothing is expected to deliver until the end of April.

So I guess it is DIY time.
Before I go hack up a chunk of 4x4 - anyone got any creative ideas or suggestions for a DIY neck rest?
I figure if I am going to carve up a chunk of wood - might as well do it right

So - let's see some pictures of your favorite neck rests...

I just order it from StewMac, they use FedEx which is booming right now and it's a day and a half max for delivery

 

[fumblefinger]

Stolen from SM and modified.