Neck work 000 guitar

The back of the headstock needs to be thinned to 9/16ths of an inch.  That's so that when the pack veneer is glued in place the total depth will be 5/8 inch.  I use a Wagner Safe-T-Planer chucked up in a drill press.

 Rough thinning done and ready to sand in the volute

Spindle sander with adjustable backing.  This spingle was running.  Impressive how a flash can stop action this well since the spindle was turning pretty fast.

 No flash but no action either.  This shot shows how the spindle sands a curve in the volute

 The veneer that is clamped to the back will have to be bent to match the curved volute.  At present I just do this by hand