Headstock plate dry (cut it out with the bandsaw,if you cut if before gluing you might compress the edges and make dents) :
Route the edge with ball bearing routerbit :
Nice and flush :
Drill holes :
Bigger holes and routing directions :
Routing :
There was paper tape under there so i would not have to get glue remnants off :
Cutting where the router can not come due to the slope :
Cleaning it up :
Not too shabby!