I have designed a symetrical two point mando. I wondered about incorporating the point blocks into the neck block. I saw it done this way on a Regal Octophone, and wondered if it would work on a standard mandolin. Should I be concerned about grain direction, weight, stability,.....? Just didn't see much reason to stick a piece of kerfing 1" long between the neck block and point blocks. Here's a poor drawing of my idea.
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