The cardboard template for the neck layed out on the prepared neck block
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Centreline and neck layout penciled in
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the tracing of the scroll
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The first cut with the coping saw. It is showing me that it will be hard work and difficult to hold a straight line
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You can see the rough inaccurate edge of cutting out by hand. It will take a lot of finishing to level up.
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rough lines from removing the wood above the pegbox
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this and the next photo show the inaccuracy of the cut by hand with a coping saw
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This side has a lot more distance from the line
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The long haul! it is hard work trying to cut the actual neck out and stay on line
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The neck now cut out but now lots of leveling to do
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A big rasp helps in removing wood but also it is very easy to chip the sides so you have to go lightly
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Day one on the neck has produced this. Still a lot more work to go
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Outlines of the scroll area
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Starting to look like the real thing
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More of the pegbox scroll.
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The area under the scroll where it meets the pegbox is proving to be hard to remove the wood. All due to the small space
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the rough marking in the wood from the rasp and gouges
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