Took the top out of the clamps and proceeded to sand the overhang back to the body. Also sanded a couple dings on the top, that Western Red Cedar is stiff but has a soft surface.
Then it was time to lay out the fretboard across a nut stand-in, and the bridge. I took a number of measurements and then it was time to cut. This was a picky operation as it needs to fit tight to the neck but also extend over the top plate of the body for a bit.
Some hand sanding on the bottom of the "ledge". I did this on the edge of the table saw. This gave a nice flat surface and a good 90 degree angle to hold things in alignment.
I needed to cleanup the end of the head plate towards the nut. It was straight but not quite perpendicular. Got it squared up with an exacto and a chisel. My design requires a 1/2" piece of maple on the headstock side of the nut so I cut and fitted that. The fretboard will be maple to match. Nothing glued up today, I have a bunch of work to do on the fretboard still. The neck will have to be thinned down a bunch too now that I have a fretboard thickness.
Starting to see the end of the tunnel!
Brian
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