BTW do you know how to carve in a neck angle (say 1 or 2 degrees) in a DIY warmoth type body?
I don't want to use shims...must might because it would be easy.
Use a rough file and sowly start working it from the top of the pocket toward the bottom of the pocket at the desired angle, and make sure it is flush.
You can check to see if it is flush by using a small straight edge. If it wobbles or you can see light under the straight edge, you're not quite flush yet. Take it slow, and then check, recheck, check it again, and recheck. It's a lot easier to go slow than to add material back.
