The tenon and heel on the neck had yet to be cut at the correct height and angle. As mentioned before, I'm going for a 3.5 degree angle for the neck. I achieved this by making a very simple jig. All I did was glue a piece of wood edgewise onto another piece of wood at 3.5 degrees (lengthwise - the wood had to be perpendicular to the base) to the straight edge. With the fingerboard held firmly against the 3.5 degree board, I ran it through the table saw, after I determined the width of the tenon and heel (based on how thick the guitar will be, etc).
The image isn't plainly obvious - the piece of wood in the upper left of the top photo is the 3.5 degree angle against which the fingerboard was held. What you can't see is the edge of the base that was straight against the table saw fence. Anyway, you can see in the second photo the result, as the tenon and heel are now the correct depth and angle (though the photo seems to exaggerate the 3.5 degrees somewhat. Dang parallax!).
Oh, in case you're wondering, the grey blob on the neck is where I used epoxy to blend the curve of the added overhang with the sides of the neck at the join. It will be painted black, so this will not be visible... nor will the scorch marks from cutting the wood be visible.
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