moojiefulagin Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 Hey everyone- im back from a long break (too much school work) and ive got a question about the 12-string neck thru im working on. Ive used a scarf joint at the head, with an overlap of 1.25", and im trying to decide if i need to drill in through the joint from the face of the head to stick in some dowels. The neck and head are both maple. Is this joint likely to hold without dowels? Ive put significant force on it, and it seems sturdy. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 If you made a good joint will hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moojiefulagin Posted February 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 should be good- it was properly clamped. thanks. i just worried that there might be some rule about 12strings and scarfs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 No. The grain orientation of a scarf joint makes it inherantly stonger than a neck where the head angle is cut from one piece. There is no endgrain in critical places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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