Working on the Neck

I've been working on the neck, the truss rod is installed, the back of the peg head is veneered with Bloodwood and the Ebony headplate is glued on.. I also routed out the peghead shape. To do this i used the method shown by Robert O'Brien using a sharpened piece of tool steel and a drill press. Slower than using a router but safer and more controlled. It's the second time I've done this and it seems to do a nice job especially across the end grain which can be an issue with a router.

Truss rod installed, the cavity needs to be routed before the headplate is glued on

Once the headplate and back veneer are glued on the peghead can be cut to shape using a template and an interesting technique. You have to do this in many shallow passes but it is very safe and there is little risk of tear out.

Shaped Peghead

Closer look

Bloodwood back veneer

Heel block and all