Easy Way To Cut/Shape Headstock?

OK, heres the deal- I have a tele style neck with an ugly headstock. I want to whittle it down to a more authentic shape.

I did this one other time with a small scroll saw by hand, and it took forever. Did look good, however.

This time I want to use a power tool. Just something simple that I may have on hand. Maybe a Dremel, or jigsaw, or something similar. I dont have any big tools, most anything I have would be hand held.

Any suggestions?

Jigsaw with a fine blade would be quickest. Rough cut it just outside the line and then sand it to the final shape. You might want to score the wood with razor along the line to prevent any chipping first.

jigsaw worked for me. I echo the fine toothed blade. go slow and careful and tape will help protect the rest of the headstock.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h156/tvvoodoo/Sweet%20FA/headstockcarvemeasure.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h156/tvvoodoo/Sweet%20FA/headstockhaircut.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h156/tvvoodoo/Sweet%20FA/crownheadstock.jpg

Put masking tape down, draw your shape. Cut the waste outside the line with a bandsaw. Use a spindle sander and stationary belt sander to sand to the line. Hand sand the raw wood, then apply finish.

^^^^ I dont have a bandsaw

You can place your neck in a vice, and use a smaller version of this in a hand drill to sand to your line.
http://www.grizzly.com/products/3-x-3-Large-Sanding-Drum/G1286

^^^^ I dont have a bandsaw

Well a coping saw will work as well as a small dovetail/back saw. You just want to remove as much material outside of your line so you don't have to sand it off. If you get a coarser grit belt and drum.... then you can just sand it off I guess. A jigsaw with the appropriate and high quality blade, mounted upside down to a table could do the job too, again going slow and staying outside the line.

Do you have a drill press? A sanding drum/robosander offers a great deal of control, and keeps things more or less square.

You can place your neck in a vice, and use a smaller version of this in a hand drill to sand to your line.
http://www.grizzly.com/products/3-x-3-Large-Sanding-Drum/G1286


This sounds like a really easy and good idea.