sequoia
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Sequoia,
What wood do you use for your necks and how thick are they? What length necks do you make?
Tom
I use Honduran mahogany... Thickness at the nut (thinnest) is 0.05 or 0.7 inches total with fretboard attached and at the 10th fret (just before the volute starts) it is about 0.65 or 0.85 total with fretbaord. Overall length of the neck from body to nut is 9.5 inches with 5.5 inch peghead making a total neck length of 15 inches.
The argument for reinforcement is simple: Why not? It adds very little weight and is relatively simple to do with a modicum of carpentry skills. Why don't I do it? Shrug--- Don't think it is necessary I guess and maybe a little laziness thrown in? No necks have bowed... yet.