Neck meets box - how do YOU do it? Please post photos of the insides...

[Fitzhugh]

One of the main things I'm trying to figure out is how to approach the layout of all that is inside the box... I've read a few conflicting arguments and seen photos of different approaches, but don't have a good idea how to choose:

Neck through, attached fully to top ?
Neck through, attached to top with cutout to allow top to vibrate?
Neck through, attached only to sides, or sides & back?
Neck, um, not through... w/ bracing?

Bracing the top... all sorts of possibilities, but I suspect anything more than the basics is overkill with such a small surface.

I suspect I could start a bit of a brush war asking what is the RIGHT way, so I'm just going to ask how you like to do it instead :)

Thanks!

[Mark Werner]

Fitzhugh: Check out the "smokin' mandolins" group at Cigar Box nation....Some nice pieces there.

[Fitzhugh]

Johnny Lowebow said:

I have a party and invite them. Put them next too each other at the table. Neck this is Box. LOL

I tried that. They didn't seem interested in even speaking to each other.

Mark, will do, thanks