Now the guitars had a week to acclimatise, I've tested the neck fit with the scale length measured. Looks good to me. It does, however, leave the heal protruding from the body quite a long way. Would it be safe to shave this down? If so, any tips on how to do it other than go at it with a rasp?!

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