Not sure what to do about this problem with the neck pocket. I glued in the neck realizing I'd have to deal with this problem, and probably should have sought advice first, but oh well!
On one side the joint looks good:
Unfortunately, it does not line up so well on the other side:
Not really sure what to do about this. Initially, I thought that I might just use some wood filler and live with the small "step" which at it's worst is about 2 mm. I can't sand it flush because that would sand through the veneer and the binding. I thought about putting in a vertical piece of binding, and sanding it into shape. I don't have any binding, but that might work. My other idea has been to try cut a very thin piece of maple that I could laminate onto the side of the neck and sand down to be flush with the neck and body, using a bit of filler to fill any remaining gaps.
Any other ideas or thoughts on what the best approach is likely to be?
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