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I am making my first guitar using Cumpiano's book. I just finished shaping the neck and headpiece and was wondering whether I had done something wrong along the way because the position of the scarf joint on the back of the head piece makes it so visible. Any thoughts?

Put a thin veneer on the back, and the problem goes away. When I make scarf joint necks, I try to carve my transition from shaft to head right on the joint. That way the glue line is hidden.

Al

What Al said i thin the headstock untill i can glue thin veneers on both sides .

By the way, don't worry about the glueline on the sides of the neck. They are always visible with this type of construction.

Al

There is nothing wrong with the method of construction being visible, if it's a nice tight glue line then the honesty of showing it off can only be applauded. Those uber-luthiers like Joshua French that use a V-joint for the neck joint often use veneer overlays to specifically highlight the joint.

Colin

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