It seems I'm trying every way possible to screw up my neck! I noticed this as I was building my neck but for some reason it didn't click that it was an issue until now. My fretboard mating surface is straight as an arrow...except for the area where the nut will get glued onto. It's tilted back slightly. The truss rod is recessed ever so slightly, so I'm thinking about sticking a piece of #220 sandpaper onto a nut blank with double stick tape and, using the nut side of the fretboard as a guide, sand it flat. If there's not enough wood until I hit the brass on the truss rod, just hope that the brass sands down. If it doesn't, I may have to sand around the truss rod flat and shape and add a shim.
Does this sound like it will work?
So many things I've learned on this first neck build. If this thing ends up halfway playable it'll be a small miracle! Next one should go much smoother. I think I screwed up when I took the plane to the fretboard surface after I'd already cut the scarf, causing the plane to dig in extra at the end of the stroke. Next time I'll scarf AFTER it's all trued up and then I won't touch it again. I'll also get a palm plane and true up the headstock with it instead of sandpaper.
Does this sound like it will work?
So many things I've learned on this first neck build. If this thing ends up halfway playable it'll be a small miracle! Next one should go much smoother. I think I screwed up when I took the plane to the fretboard surface after I'd already cut the scarf, causing the plane to dig in extra at the end of the stroke. Next time I'll scarf AFTER it's all trued up and then I won't touch it again. I'll also get a palm plane and true up the headstock with it instead of sandpaper.
Speaking of "nuts"--- I lost one to surgery after a brutal football injury-but did get a discount on my vasectomy later in life-no kidding, I really got charged just a bit over half price.
