Since I'll be keeping this bass I decided to use the remaining body frrom the RNR project...this is the Non Reverse one that now lives near Buffalo, NY.
This is the Reverse one, made simply by flipping the blank. Blue tape shows new perimeter. 'Dutchman' will fill neck pup hole
Sanding inside curves on a prototype can be a real PITA. Here a 3/4 inch forstner hole makes it much easier.
Shaving neck starts with a surform type rasp, then sandpaper from 60 grit on up.
Rear of headstock prepared for veneer. Even though I used backing when drilling the new holes there was some tearout. This gray epoxy "jelly roll" has hardener on the inside and resin outside. Slice off a piece, knead it and you have a "JB weld" type, quick setting, harder than bondo material that dries very quickly and can be easily shaped. Great stuff! No mess and no waste.
Taper ream and rat tail/half round files remove and clean up veneer. I use Titebond with a caul and a few clamps. After a half hour or so it's ready to be unclamped and worked.
3/16" hole for inside radius. That was one giant headstock!
Showing how predrilled hole simplifies the process.
Is it a bird? Is it a fish? It's a headstock...
Holes to fill and contours to smooth, upper fret access is OK for an Eighter.