Back centre strip (reinforcement of joint or no)
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 12:33 pm
My question pertains to strengthening the centre joint on the back. I'm not 100% confident that I got a perfect centre joint on the guitar I'm working on now (the wood is now too thin to redo). I will of course add the spruce joint reinforcement on the inside.
Now on the outside, suppose I inlay a .25" wide centre strip along the joint. Will that extra gluing area now connecting the 2 plates increase the the strength of the joint? I'm thinking the inlay depth will be less than half of the plate thickness. And it'll be quartered Padauk.
Now on the outside, suppose I inlay a .25" wide centre strip along the joint. Will that extra gluing area now connecting the 2 plates increase the the strength of the joint? I'm thinking the inlay depth will be less than half of the plate thickness. And it'll be quartered Padauk.