The Small ones are the worst

These two small cuts have had me thinking for a long time - its not a lot of wood, but its very hard maple, so using a chisel seemed like it was going to be an eternal job (and not guaranteed to come out straight). My second thought was to use a drum sander in the drill press, we talked about it and decided that with a carefully placed fence we could use a router. A bit terrifying, but it came out perfect. I know these look out of place, but trust me it will all come together. I have to square off the upper end of this, all the wood below this point will be removed. Essentially this is where the wings will attach to the neck.

When you really look at the lines on the neck blank it really is amazing how much wood you remove from it. Its probably more than 40% of the total wood by the time all is said and done.

Probably won't get to more before the weekend. The next steps should end up showing a bit more dramatic progress.