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Heels? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Heels?

Way back in the early half of the 19th century when the modern guitar was beginning to take shape, builders put a heel on the neck to hold the sides of the guitar together. I’m sure these early builders wished for a better solution - because - what does a heel do for a player? It gets in their way.
The neck and the body are built separately in today’s steel string guitars. The heel no longer holds the sides of the guitar together. However, for some reason, most builders of acoustic guitar still use a heel to attach the neck.
The neck on all Jenkins acoustic guitars attaches through the fingerboard, no heel is needed to attach the neck. This gives players free access to an extra 2 or 3 frets where the neck meets the body of the guitar. It also allows for a system of quick, easy, and accurate adjustment of the playing action.

An Acoustic Guitar That Plays Like A Well Tuned Stratocaster
Thanks to a unique neck attachment system, Jenkins guitars allow the player to set desired playing action in just a few seconds. You will pay hundreds of dollars, and risk damaging the finish of your guitar when a glued on neck is reset. Not to mention the fact that you may be without your instrument for an extended period of time while the guitar is in the shop. And sooner or later, all quality acoustic guitars will need a neck reset.
Want to change from medium to light strings? No problem. With a couple of turns of the Allen wrench, you have perfect action, no matter what gauge strings you wish to play.
Want close action for delicate fingerstyle playing one night, and higher action for bluegrass style flatpicking the next night - no problem.

Koa Cowboy Special neck without a heel