@frank1985 leave it as it is looks good and ready to be carved

@frank1985 also if you really wanted to you could put a laminate on top of the headstock to get the thickness back to what you planned.

@frank1985
Looks very professional 

@frank1985 how did you get on?

@frank1985 I just had to get that volute right. 😉

@frank1985 Excellent, well done. 👍

@frank1985 If you are determined to get it down to 14mm, route it in the jig you made rather than trying to sand it. It’s not only quicker but it will be consistent and even all over. If you try…   Read more»

@frank1985 That’s fine, I would leave it like that, don’t try and sand further into the headstock. The main thing is, it won’t affect the instrument from being played, that’s the most important thing. It won’t be very noticeable, only…   Read more»

@frank1985
Hi Frank, Send Carol or Mark an email. They’ll do all they can to help. 
🙏🎸🙂🎶

@frank1985 It is the flat metal part that needs to face up.

@frank1985 I’m not sure where you live for sourcing a respirator. I was a qualified Health & Safety manager doing risk assessments for all types of Worksop tasks including PPE, masks, gloves etc. and belonged to a professional safety body…   Read more»

@frank1985
Yes you can do that.

I’m guessing here … @frank1985 – do you mean that you’d drill a hole in the blank, at the end of the truss rod slot, down to the depth that the truss rod slot has to be, and then use…   Read more»