Attached my new template/pattern to the neck and routed off the excess to leave a perfect neck shape. 

I have a routing pattern/template for a Strat neck and instead of using it for routing these necks, I’ve made another template from it. I’ll keep the original as a master to make more when I inevitably damage this one. …   Read more»

Rough cut on the bandsaw. 

I’ve made the decision to route past the end of the fretboard, into the headstock instead of drilling a hole. 

Once marked out, I set my router up for routing the truss rod slot. The adjustment end of the truss rod is slightly wider than the rest of it so I have to route the slot slightly wider there too. …   Read more»

Here you can see I used applied a Gibson style nut instead of the usual Fender style. 

@russ this particular neck is a hybrid nut construction because at the time I only had a fretboard without a Fender style nut slot. This fretboard was cut for a Gibson/Bandsman style with an angled headstock but because I was…   Read more»

@russ I haven’t got any photos of when I drilled the truss rod access hole in the headstock. Once I had routed the truss rod slot, all I did was eyeball the hole it with a long drill bit. There is…   Read more»

@russ I made one for this T-type a while ago, same principle to do an S-type at the headstock end. I may have some more photos, I’ll have a look. 
https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/showcase-electric/spalted-telecaster-bolt-on-neck/#post-38

Posted by: @russ
Which end are you going to have the Truss Rod access

@russ Headstock end on both of them. 

Very sad news indeed, fly high Taylor. ❤️
https://youtu.be/rhzmNRtIp8k

Here is a short video of my customer enjoying his new guitar, he is very happy with it. 💛🤘😁🤘🎸🐝🖤
https://youtu.be/0OHGiu0vsvQ