One of the other things I completed, was the headstock. First I had to glue the headstock veneer to the neck. The edge of the headstock veneer needs to be angled where it meets the nut, so I had to come up with a way to put that angle on the thin veneer. I clamped my level to the neck with some sandpaper two-way taped to it, and sanded the angle on the veneer. It worked great!
I then taped some thin pieces of wood together to create a spacer the same width as the nut. Then I applied glue to the headstock and positioned the veneer where I wanted it......
Then I used a ton of clamps.... maybe a little overkill?!
Using a box cutter knife, chisel, and scraper, I trimmed the veneer flush with the neck. Next I had to thin the veneer so that my tuners will fit nicely. I used a sanding block with 60 grit paper to do this. It didn't take long to thin it by the 1 - 1.5 mm I need to take off.
Next I drilled the tuner holes. I already had drilled pilot holes in the mahogany, so using those as guides I progressively drilled larger and larger holes through the headstock until I arrived at the 11/32" diameter that I need for the Grover tuners I'm installing. The holes turned out evenly spaced and minimal chips around the holes.
I got a little bit of tear-out on the bottom left tuner hole, but the tuner will cover this imperfection so no big deal. I'm quite happy with how the headstock came out!