Type of neck wood in this pic?

[Dave Bagwill]

What kind of wood is that neck made of?
I am impressed by the preciseness of the fit, especially since there is no heel cap.

[ken cierp]

Soft Curly Maple --- wonderful stuff!!! I am shipping a twin pair (five piece CM/RW/CM/RW/CM) of those out to a guy on Monday oh yeah holiday -- Tuesday.

[Kevin in California]

I'm guessing a dovetail. It does look nice

[Dave Bagwill]

It is a dovetail, Kevin. I don't know how he got such a good fit without dishing the cheeks, then again I've not worked with a dovetail before - maybe it makes a difference?

[Kevin in California]

I've not used a dovetail yet myself....and I don't plan on doing one. But yeah, that is a really nice fit on that one

[ken cierp]

If the assertion is that one needs to use a dove tail to achieve such a fit -- I totally disagree. As a matter of fact I think a MT would be easier for sure and could yield the same results. Looks to me like that heel was made oversize and then shaved to fit the body at the cut.

[Dave Bagwill]

I've seen lots of good fitting m/t - but I haven't seen a m/t without a heel cap. I suppose they're out there, I just haven't seen 'em. The way I dish the cheeks, I need the heel cap.