More neck blank preparation

There was a little more work to do on the scarf joint. It needed a little more sanding in the jig to get it completely smooth:

And finished, note the little block to support the edge of the slope face - it's very thin and would snap off easily:

The edge of the slope will be where the nut sits. It's key that this is at 90 degrees to the centreline of the neck. I checked this with the set square, and it was fine:

Out of the sanding jig and with the scarf joint set up, this is the side view of the neck against its template:

The headstock angle matches the template (although the wood is too thick currently):

But the mahogany is too thin at the heel end.

The heel will be built up by gluing another block of mahogany onto that part of the neck blank like so:

I spent a while sanding and checking the surfaces that would meet to ensure they were completely flat and that there would be no gaps through the whole joint. After this the joint was clamped, glued and left overnight:

The neck blank is nearly done, however, it is too thick. The next steps will be to mill it down to closer to its final thickness using the router.