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Welcome! It is often done with an oscillating spindle sander after the neck is shaped. The jig used here is just one example of how to hold the neck in the desired position.

Before and after on the Samson Before After

I am getting closer to a final shape. This is after sanding with 180 grit. The middle is wet to show the grain. I am starting to think that a neck does not have enough surface area to provide a true sense of a quilt grain pattern.

I have been going back and forth between an inexpensive 400 grit diamond sharpening plate, which is flat but thin, so I cannot apply much pressure for fear it will bend, and a flat piece of wood I ran through my jointer with sandpaper, which works, but the sandpaper loads quickly. I will likely buy a Trend 300/1000 grit plate, which is what Rob Cosman uses (the 300 grit side) Trend Diamond Sharpening Stone Kit, 8 x 3 Inch Double Sided (300/1000 Grit) Bench Stone with Pouch, Cleaning Block & Non-Slip Mat, DWS/CP8/FC https://a.co/d/4E8lSsX

So when you all use a straight beam, are there any concerns for the loss of a fret wire radius that matches the fretboard? I have not used a straight beam in a long time, but it seems that the curvature will become somewhat randomized depending on the varying degree of work needed in each string path. Does this even matter? Maybe it matters less with height adjustable individual saddles as opposed to a wraparound bridge?

Nice job on the blade! Slick secondary bevel Sharpening is my next frontier. I am in the process of flattering my water stones

I saw a side by side comparison of EvapoRust and white vinegar. The white vinegar did almost as well. $ 4.00 USD per gallon for the vinegar!

I think your would get marks horizontally on the sides. Marks would he hard to avoid unless fully submerged. An easy way to fully submerge things is a PVC tube with a cap on one side. Stand it up, cap down, and dump things in. All you need is a diameter just wide enough for your largest object, and then it fills up quickly,

Can you please explain this a bit more? Don't put galvanized steel or aluminum in phosphoric acid? Thank you

I figured out what those 2 vertical streaks were...partial submersion in Evapo-Rust, and then a flip to do the other half, so 2 marks. I decided to research it when it happened a second time with the Samson plane. They are not easy to get out, but it is possible. LKesson learned: do not partially submerge things in Evapo-Rust!

I completed the rough shaping on this neck. This time I paid more attention to the desired final thickness before the carve.

Very nice!! Hijack away! Please post your progress.

" ‘J Jowett, Royal Albion, Sheffield’. It is 2 1/8 wide. Jowett were recorded as manufacturers in Albion Street Sheffield in 1911 in Whites guide. So plane will be approx 100 years old." https://barrys-woodwork.blogspot.com/2012/12/ Sheffield Edge Tool makers.pdf

This was in the Etsy ad you posted. Nice find! The Samson Smoothing Plane #8 was manufactured by the Samson Tool Company in Kenosha, Wisconsin¹. The company was founded in 1902 and produced hand tools until 1949.

You are an amazing detective! I agree about the Samson similarities and will research the brand.