Rather than using the handsaw to cut the scarf joint, this time I used the bandsaw to do the cut.
To give myself the best chance of getting a decent cut for the scarf joint this time around I made a small jig so I could clamp the neck to the mitre gauge. The final cut was very clean compared to the others, only a few rough spots which I easily smoothed out with sharp block plane.
Scarf joint complete and dual layer headstock veneers glued (ebony middle, rosewood top/display).
Made a start on thicknessing the back plate. The original thickness was 4.8mm and im currently at 3.3mm. The surface is pretty rough and will use the cabinet scraper and sanding to thickness to 2mm as I dont trust my planing skills.
Practiced/experimented with various tools and techniques which will be needed when I start on the good neck. You can see in the picture on the right a chunk missing at the top of the string hole, that was cause by the power drill, used a hand drill for the others without any negative results.
Plan for next build session in no particular order:
1. Attach heal block to neck.
2. Rough heal block shape.
3. Finish thicknessing back.
4. Start thicknessing soundboard
5. Inlay rosette
6. Varnish Solera.
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