Today I finished the neck shape. I didn’t took of a lot anymore, and it’s a bit chunky, but I think I like it. I can always shave it down some more, but for now, I’m happy with it!

Then, I inserted the side dots. I ordered white and cream ones, to see which fit best and practiced both on a piece of scrap rosewood. I liked the cream one best, because the colour matched the maple neck perfectly so they look like wooden dots. It came out quite nice.

Having done this, I am ready with the neck! Of course the frets need to get dressed and the tuners have to be installed, but that’s the assembly part. Only thing that keeps me thinking is the shape of the end of the neck. Maybe a somewhat more ellipse kind of shape would be easier to route (for the neck pocket), but I’ll save that for later…