As I promised, my first question has come up. I'm not totally sure how to get a centerline on the neck and body. I did my best to get a line through the middle string of the bridge corresponding to the center of the truss rod on my traces but I don't entirely trust them. I used those lines for gluing up the body but like I said before, I was just anxious to see progress. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Center-line you say?
It's usually the first thing I establish on a drawing, and then also on the piece of wood I'm cutting, so that went I put my template down,(which also has the center-line) I have a point of reference.
So, at this stage of the game, I think you are going to have to make an assumption and say that the center-line on the body is where you have the two pieces of wood joined.
The neck is a little trickier. There are a couple ways you can go about doing this.(This is assuming you have cut the neck to final shape)
1) Using a measuring device of your choosing, measure the width of the neck, divide by 2 and mark that spot. I suggest you do this in at least 2 places. Down near the nut, and at the opposite end by the heal. When you do the half distance mark, measure it form the same side. Draw a line between the 2 points, and you have your center-line. You may also want to put a few more center points like at the 5th fret, and 12th fret to validate you've cut your neck straight.
2) If you know how to use a compass, you can establish the center points by setting the radius to an inch or so, putting the point on the very edge of the neck(treble side), and drawing an arch so that it crosses the center-line. Repeat that on the same point only on the bass side. Where the 2 archs intersect is the center point. Repeat the process like in the first example I mentioned above and draw in your. This process has a little more error built into it in, so be careful.
Hope this makes sense
