Fender neck delamination?

[ToneMaven]

I am about to do some electrical repair on a USA Fender P with a maple, satin finished neck and I noticed something odd, between the twelfth and thirteenth fret. It's only visible at this angle. What do you this is happening here?

 

[The Bass Clef]

There's nothing to delaminate because it's a 1-piece maple neck. It has a skunk stripe on the back right? Must just be an area that didn't get sanded flat enough before the finish was applied.

 

[ToneMaven]

There's nothing to delaminate because it's a 1-piece maple neck. It has a skunk stripe on the back right? Must just be an area that didn't get sanded flat enough before the finish was applied.

No skunk stripe. One piece maple neck with a maple fretboard(glued to the top of the maple neck). I cant believe that an entire fretboard was sanded down except for one spot in the middle of the board.

 

[96tbird]

Can you feel it with your fingers?

 

[ToneMaven]

Can you feel it with your fingers?

Yes, it's raised like it looks in the pic. Tiny, but you can feel it.

 

[saabfender]

Looks raised by water. Like after the fretboard was cut but before it was finished. Pretty harmless flaw. It may have left the factory looking like that.

 

[96tbird]

WARRANTY

 

[The Bass Clef]

No skunk stripe. One piece maple neck with a maple fretboard(glued to the top of the maple neck). I cant believe that an entire fretboard was sanded down except for one spot in the middle of the board.

Ahh, it's a 2-piece neck, so it probably is delaminating. The vast majority of maple necks are 1-piece (with a skunk stripe), but that's why I asked. Definitely warranty that like 96tbird said if it's not too old.