Up until now I played super safe with the neck area of the template. Now the neck shaping is finished, it’s time to tidy up the neck area of the template. Using a spare piece of wood as a straight edge and a template bit, I set the end and bottom side of the neck. This has been left ~1mm wider than the neck, which will be tidied up once the neck is fitted.
My Trend router has done me well for it’s cost and it’s low power suits my careful style. The main issue I hit is it’s shallow plunge travel. Here I’ve cut as deep as it will go, then the guide is removed and the template itself used to guide the bit.
One a side note, while routing, this is my current personal protection setup.