Transplanting a new tenon in a screwed up neck joint
So ... remember I'm an amateur, so I don't have to make an economic analysis that "this will waste time I can use to make a living."
That said: Years ago I built a mandola in which I was never happy about the neck joint. My son liked the instrument and took it with him. While he was traveling, the neck joint started to come apart. When I looked at it, I knew immediately what had happened. So I took the neck off and took a look ...
One of the problems (one of many problems with that neck joint) is that the tenon--which is a kind of rounded dovetailish thing fitting into a rounded dovetailish mortise--is a mess (as is the mortise). So I cut it off and intend to attach a new rectangular tenon to go into a newly cut rectangular mortise.
But I'm a little uncertain about how to attach the new tenon to the neck. Any ideas?
belbein
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