Rewarding work

The neck is still a continuing work in progress. But more and more the shape becomes visible. Very rewarding work. I started of with the portion between the headstock and the neck. First I removed as much of the excess timber with a saw:

 As you can see the result looks already promising. After that I got to work with a half round rasp starting at the headstock. The heel part was next up and the middle of the neck closed it.

 To check whether the neck is shaped symmetrically I used a profile gauge. When you push it against the the neck the gauges will shift and show you the silhouette of the neck. This way you can check where it needs work.

And of course some closeups to show off the results: