Honestly boys, its really not the black magic it seems. It just comes down to planning and accuracy. If you want to do it the easier way get a single piece blank and carve out a complete neck, similar to what Simon Tan did on his builds. I just chose to do a laminated scarf joint because I had half completed one in the original FrankenWashie build, but never got to finish it, I kinda wanted to close that loop.