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Old 04-13-2009, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Ken Smith View Post
30mm overstand? Is that what you have there? Quite low in my book. Most builders today use from 35-40mm.
Well, it all depends on the bass, doesn't it? Ken's bass is a cornerless model with sloping shoulders, already easy to reach around into TP, so I don't think he necessarily needs a higher overstand.

My cornerless has 30mm and it's perfectly adequate. any more and it would start to look odd ...

Having said that, its good to start with a deeper overstand. You can always reduce it when fitting the mortise.
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