WOW the jig did its job for sure. looking fine except i have been blessed with short pudgy little hands and fingers so i would love to see the fret surface of the neck (as it is now without the fretboard) almost meet the face of the body so i can reach around that hog. like this EB:
see where the bottom of the fretboard is almost onto the body at the junction point?
i don't care if the bridge would have to be inset a bit, i have to be able to reach the upper register and a deep set neck (thickness wise) and maybe a sculpted back side around that lower horn bout would sure help.
see what you can figure out when you lay it out later this week would you please? if you can, slam that sucker deep as possible then dowel it when you glue it up.
i know that body is plenty thick and some more glue surface into that hard Ash would be a good thing verses relying on that soft spalted Maple.
i knew i waited two years for the right builder. this online build with all these pictures being posted is showing me things i never thought of.
how does it balance right now?