Hi and welcome.Originally Posted by scottgze
It looks from the photos that Daw simply uses a standard Fender-style neck plate, drilled four holes in from the back and fixed the neck in place.
Probably not the best way to go about it as the depth of wood at the base of the neck pocket isn't that deep, so will be a lot weaker than the base of most bolt-on neck pockets, which are normally at least double that thickness. The neck will also lose the extra strength at the joint from being glued at the sides. On the plus side, Daw did move the plate back a few mm further than normal, so the two front screws aren't on the very edge of the pocket. So whilst it's probably not going to simply fall off under string tension, the neck itself will not be held quite as rigidly as if it had been glued in place.
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