2 Piece Neck

[gazaa]

i cut a piece of indian rosewood for a neck with an angled peghead such that the headstock breaks off the neck at ~12 degrees, ie a gibson or prs-ish neck. however, i did a sort of slab joint..... i first cut straight down the blank to separate the neck and headstock, and then cut a sliver off the headstock to create the angle. will this be strong enough to withstand string tension? if not, how can i reinforce/salvage it?

thanks

[SwedishLuthier]

Didn't really understand how you are planing to glue things together. A picture would help.

[Rista]

If I understand correctly, and I'm not sure I do, I don't think the joint will be strong enough. Endgrain to endgrain is the weakest joint and would not be strong enough to withstand string tension. At least that's what I've read everywhere, I never tried it myself.

[gazaa]

sorry for the confusion. heres a

picture

in other words, the headstock hasnt been flipped

[Jon]

No no no, never glue wood end-grain to end-grain like that. What you want is a scarf joint, like this.

To accomplish this, both pieces are cut at the same angle. You want a 12 degree angle, cut the neck and the head piece at a 12 degree angle, then glue together.

[leeranya]

yeah, I did the same mistake. you gotta do a scarf joint.

[SwedishLuthier]

Jon and leeranya are right. If you are unsure how to do this type av join, it has ben discussed how to do it with a simple jig and a router. Or just check out my how-to page here