Making the neck tenon

 So, we have a body blank, a neck blank and fingerboard blank

As this is going to be a completely hand tool project I figured it would be easier to add the 3 degree neck angle to the neck tenon rather than trying to chisel a 3 degree slope into the neck socket on the body.

Annoyingly I ended up with some tear out from the saw so I glued a sliver of meranti to it.

 After cutting the tenon I cut the head stock scarf at 15 degree angle.

A bit more work on the tenon...

I suppose it's kind of guitar shaped now.

Necking it part 2

 Because I'm using old and already warped maple strips that aren't quarter sawn I've decided preempt any unpredictability by fitting carbon fibre rods to the neck.  I ordered these from Stewart Macdonalds in America.  This is the box that came...

 Along with some packing paper this is all that was in the huge box...

So, hand tools huh?   Made my self a hand tool belt sander by fastening some sandpaper on to a flat surface and started sanding.  You can see here how twisted it was by the old varnished bit still on the wood.

Once I got the face completely flat I needed to get the edge perfectly square with it.  To do this I clamped my level down, checked it with a set square and ran the wood against it.

 I did the same for the meranti strip and then glued them together.

 ...and on to the next piece of maple...

Second meranti strip being glued to the second piece of maple...

...and finally the centre piece of maple

Gluing the outer sections to the middle maple strip in order to make a five piece multi-laminate neck blank

After a "bit" more sanding to get all the edges flat I used a long straight edge to check for absolute squareness.  This is essential for creating a true neck.