that would work but I'd be worried about string tension un bending the "claws". also thinking about it, using a claw instead of screws would make the rear cavity bigger, not sure how I feel about that.
the general plan now is ash body with a curly maple top, rear routed, string through, since i'm going for string through I can change the rear cut out so the middle isn't so flat. or should I leave it flattened? also what I think I want for the top is a white-black burst stain then sand back and blue stain but I'm not entirely sure how this would work/look.
won't be able to really get this rolling for about a month, as I broke my band saw so it's in for warranty repair for a month. so I'll be working on finishing the neck and building templates and whatever I can without the band saw. this also gives me time to pick up the rest of the parts I need. think positive, think positive
for the string through do you need ferules on the top? also if you're rear routing the body, how much thickness do you need to leave in the top for the mounting screws? also how different is the route for the humbucker? I would assume it's basically the same until you have to route the, for lack of a better word, opening on the top.