How to make a "Scarf Joint Headstock" for your Cigar Box Guitar

What "IS" a Scarf Joint you ask...??? A scarf joint is an angled joint between the neck and the headstock. A cut is made through the neck blank at the desired headstock angle and the off cut forms the headstock. Scarf joints are the strongest method of angling headstocks. You can easily reinforce this headstock by adding at least a face plate veneer, which also hides the joint from the front of headstock. To further reinforce and hide the joint an additional back strap veneer can be glued to the back of the headstock. Additionally you can completely enclose the joint by adding headstock ears each side of the nut to completely hide the joint from view.