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Author:  J Jones [ Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Dovetail
In the Kinkead book, he says that, when fitting the Dovetail join, to leave the neck a little proud, my question is how proud is a little proud? also why should I do this?

Thank for all you help thus far [clap] , it should not be too long before I have finished #1 bliss
Author:  jack [ Sat Aug 30, 2008 1:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Dovetail
so you'll have material to remove from the cheeks when you're setting the neck angle to the body
Author:  Ricardo [ Sat Aug 30, 2008 3:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Dovetail
I thought he meant leave the neck a bit higher than the soundboard??? idunno
Author:  Cal Maier [ Sat Aug 30, 2008 4:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Dovetail
Proud of the guitar top at the joint. When fitting the neck to the body you will remove more material from the cheeks of the heel and this will loosen your dovetail somewhat so leaving the neck a bit proud of the top means you may not have to shim the dovetail when everything is angled and fitted.
Gee, I hope this makes sense.

Cal
Author:  Ricardo [ Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Dovetail
Thanks Cal for the clarification.
Author:  J Jones [ Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Dovetail
but this is during fitting the neck to the body, his last instruction involving the dovetail join is to leave the neck slightly proud?

should I do this? or just make it flush with the sound board?

I'm very confused now... have i just got the wrong end of the stick (again)? lol
Author:  Howard Klepper [ Sun Aug 31, 2008 1:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Dovetail
I have never seen the book you talk about, but if you can't seat the fingerboard extension flush to the top by dry clamping, you won't be able to seat it flush with glue in the joint--if that's what you are talking about.
Author:  J Jones [ Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Dovetail
Cheers Howard, that clears things up a bit i think
Author:  Martin Turner [ Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Dovetail
I leave my neck slightly proud of the sound board before glue up.,....about the thickness of a credit card. Clamping pressure will push the neck down flush with the top. If youve got a few shims on the bottom of the tenon then these are going to compress up a little bit. Of course one day Ill do an M and T dovetail joint where NO shims are involved!

J Jones wrote:
In the Kinkead book, he says that, when fitting the Dovetail join, to leave the neck a little proud, my question is how proud is a little proud? also why should I do this?

Thank for all you help thus far [clap] , it should not be too long before I have finished #1 bliss
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