With the body set for now it's time to get going on the neck. This will be Honduran Mahogany. I am using a traditional bird's mouth joint to hold the headstock. It is more work but, is stronger and certainly goes with the look of an Old Town Farm 00. Here I have the basic cuts to in:
It is all hand work to do the final fitting and forming the diamond volute:
This gives me the opportunity to test out my new hand forged steel and Cocobolo draw knife. I might add that it works like a dream!