I started today with the belly cut, here, cutting and making the line provided by the plans:
Here working on the belly cut (these was labor intensive)
After half day working only in this area, the result went pretty good:
Next day, i started working on the neck pocket, i cut that section from the plan, and adhered in a MDF that has center lines, so i can use it for guide, with the center line of the body and achieve the best aligment possible:
The template here is done (the rigth spot of the cutting is ugly because in that area i dont need precise lines because there will not be wood to cut) Double side tape, and ready for taking place in the body.
First pass (the depth should be 0.625", as suggested from Warmoth):
Done:
Checking out if the neck fits well, it was not perfect and tight as i wanted, but i will say 90% good:
Here i made the electronics cavity, but i forgot to take pictures of the process, the cavity is oversized for some personal reasons:
-Never liked the standart cavity sizes, are uncomfortable to work with
-The control plate it's going to have push/pull pots, so the depth is about 3mm, and i get plenity of space for the preamp
-I think it will reduce the weight a bit (hope it doesnt contribute to unbalance)
Checking the size along with the control plate:
Now with the push/pull pot:
... and fortunately fits well but i have only 1mm between bottom of the pot and the cavity, so i guess i'm not able to solder ground wires in that area
Making the battery cavity:
First pass is 2mm deep, thats for the rosewood cover (didn't have any material to put it)
The rosewood cover:
Battery cavity is done:
So this is the overall look of the body after almost all the neccesary drills:
