I used some aluminium angle with sandpaper glued on as a straight edge to finalised the sanding between the 1st and 12th fret, running it along the length of the neck. Getting very close here:
And now pretty much finished:
The advantage of shaping the neck in this way (by joining the 1st and 12th frets with a straight edge) is that it is guaranteed to be straight along its length.
I did some final shaping around the headstock transition:
And similarly around the heel. Here's the whole neck:
I need to take a close look at the neck in the daylight with some thinners on - this will show up any unevenness and allow me to confirm that the lines are smooth enough. There's probably a tiny bit of weight to lose around the headstock transition, but this stage of the build is now complete.
Next up - frets!
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