Neck Heal Question

[jay66]

I was wondering if capping the whole back of the heal on a glue in solid body neck with a thin piece 1/8 or less of contrasting wood will be ok or will it weaken the joint? I like the way it looks on my acoustic and thought it would look cool with a piece of walnut covering the heal on the mahogany neck I'm building.

[Mattia]

Go ahead, glue it in. Not gonna affect the strength.

[jay66]

Thanks, It should look pretty cool. I would just cover the part that sticks out past the body but it would be hard to match it up and get a good fit. Way easyer to do before I glue the neck in also.