PuffyPufferfish0

Wow, thanks!! I like the idea of a pickguard more and more, considering how much more work it would be to make it look nice without one. However I might be able to make some wooden pickup rings like in the image attached. I would have to go through the back if I were to do that, and frankly a pickguard would just be easier. Since my guitar is going to be a somewhat odd shape, should I just buy a strat pickguard and sand it down to the shape I want? I can't really think of another way.

Something else I wanted to ask about was the support for the neck. Do I need to bring the body up over the neck more, based on my drawing?

So last night I glued my 10 boards together to create one big, beautiful cutting board, that will eventually be my guitar. I noticed that one of my boards had a very small gap, but that's not really something I'm worried about (maybe I can fill it in with resin or colored wood glue?). Today I ran it through a sander until it was completely flat, but I don't really know how to go about routing out the holes for the pickups and knobs. And then when I'm done should I take a strat pick guard and sand it down until it fits my custom shape or should I just cut out smaller pieces of wood to screw in around the pickups???? Also idk if I should use a bandsaw or a scrollsaw, tips on that would be nice

Thank you!

So when I got the burner guitar I figured I could just use the neck off of it for ease, and if I ever decide to make a better neck I could just replace it easy enough

Well I'm a bit past starting, I have a template designed as well as the boards I'm going to use glued together. I believe the design I'm using is fairly unique, with what looks like a jaguar or jazz master body mixed with the little hook that telecasters have. The wood I'm using is walnut and maple, and I opted to go with a nice stripe down the middle (maple). I purchased a cheap used guitar that I am going to steal parts from, including the neck. From the research I've gathered building a guitar neck is a more complex and precise art than the body. I haven't decided if I'm going to put a pick guard on it or not, but I'm starting to lean toward not because I like the look of the wood. https://ibb.co/12dkzNP https://ibb.co/99xyFmC https://ibb.co/H4dR9xN https://ibb.co/HzDGQ8B (I hope these links work) note that the pictures included are before I planed the boards down and glued them