Cut the neck template into 12mm MDF, using a chisel to square up the ends. Body join will be around the 17th fret, however it’s useful to extend the template to keep the router stable.Target is to have the top of the fretboard (pre radius) 8-9mm above the top. Pocket seems to have come out well. Note on the high E side, I left room to sand to this neck line. I played very safe, as it’s easier to remove but not really possible to add material back again!Quick test fit. “Seems” good, however until I do the cutout for the bottom of the truss rod, hard to be sure.Quick mockup of how the guitar might look. The padauk is said to lose its redness as it ages and look more like mahogany. We shall see.
