I can pretty much do it exactly to these dimensions. I intend to make an almost exact copy of this neck. It is a cheap Chinese neck (£20 eBay) with the scarf joint under the fretboard, not good. I wil...

Posted by: @ Yep, I’ve just got to mark it all out on the blank before I commit to routing. I may do a fine skim off the front face with the router too before I route the back. I need to mark the nu...

You got it! All makes perfect sense don't it?

What I have realised is that routing the headstock to thickness is done from the back of the headstock, not to the front. This also creates the volute. < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment : &nb...

Looking forward to making a neck out of this. < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment :  FE6DA985-76CA-4D02-B960-4ED997BA197D.jpeg

Scarf joint went well, very strong. < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment :  65907F09-5590-4113-85D1-E1EAC972B85D.jpeg

More clamping. I must get some new and decent clamps. I’ll leave the glue to dry overnight and post the results tomorrow. < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment :  20298A93-33B9-42A6-B6D0-EEF...

Clamping. < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment :  209146C7-D4FF-420D-BD49-EAF1E4319848.jpeg

Clamping. < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment :  5342FF2D-D61F-4210-A857-20B7A528925E.jpeg

Clamping. < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment :  63F9C4C7-C65D-4439-827C-AC85E4F8D468.jpeg

Sanding and scraping. < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment :  2EBCE9DA-1E1A-405E-B881-A6C0CB5C9B04.jpeg

Routing done. < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment :  820EAFD6-4B5D-4E05-A3D8-1487B88CDC3E.jpeg

Routing. < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment :  82BBB289-FB8A-497D-A9FD-631BE65F9636.jpeg

Not bad. < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment :  94A615D3-9187-42B6-939D-2749236D6645.jpeg

I love these Japanese saws. < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment :  9451EAF5-5330-41A6-8E17-F3477FB560CA.jpeg

Keep it straight. < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment :  5879CCBC-ADF8-40D7-8C8E-98FE38D45FE8.jpeg

It was difficult to get started but once I did, it was just a case of keeping the saw straight. < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment :  DE1B58A1-FC03-4B56-9CAF-564C0B4F154F.jpeg

OK, here is my 14 degree angle cut on a 105mm wide neck blank. I cut half way through and then started the cut from the other side to meet up in the middle. It turned out quite good, now onto the rout...

Posted by: @ Will do.

Scarfe-tastic ! Don't forget to post a pic of the 'real deal'!