I decided to practice the neck joint with a piece of maple I had left over, because I was afraid to get it wrong and then not being able to undo the damage.
![](http://www.glui.de/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_0173-1-1024x252.jpeg)
I went for a slotted design to stabilise the alignment. Used three M6 Rampa wood screw inserts.
This seemed to work fine, so I applied it to the Ziricote body…
![](http://www.glui.de/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_0199-1024x768.jpeg)
…as well as the neck:
![](http://www.glui.de/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_0259-1024x768.jpeg)
And here’s neck and body joined for the first time:
![](http://www.glui.de/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_0255-768x1024.jpeg)