Old_picker, to be fair, I started with a pre-built neck. I plan on doing the next one from scratch, but I wanted this one to at least be playable. Plus, I currently lack the tools to build a neck. Radius sanding blocks and fretting tools and such. Hell, I don't even have any saws. Had to go over to my dad's place and use his scroll saw for this.
a2k, to call it a looker might be a bit kind. I'm hoping it'll look nice, but by no means will it be a looker compared to some of the work I've seen here. There is some GORGEOUS work on this forum. I do love the body shape, and plan to eventually build a 7 string in the same shape with some fancier woods. I clamped the template onto the neck blank to see how it sits, and it's incredibly comfortable in the playing position.