Converted the headstock for a (nearly) headless design. It took me a while to decide on the placement of the top ferrules. From last night to this morning, one of them ran away. I'm guessing it's either hiding on my mess of a work area or it rolled under the heaviest thin in the shop and I'll have to buy a new set.
I also got the bridge placed, the neck aligned, pup placed & routed.
I decided to put an angle into the pocket. I figured it was time to start up with all of those little tings I've been afraid to do until now, like a neck angle. It took a while, but I eventually got it. That "standard 5/8" deep pocket" nonsense just doesn't work very well when it's angled. I still need to work on the end of the body at the neck pocket.
On the end you can see the prep for the rear-mounted tuners. Today I hope to route a shelf into the back to accommodate them.
With it being a single HB, I figured "what the he11" and went for a gunslinger angle.
Last night, Matt was commenting that he didn't feel there was enough real estate to contour the pocket. I made mine about 3 1/2", then went about doing my first AANJ. I had to cut down two of the screws (thank you Dremel cut-off wheel), but there's still PLENTY of screw holding it on. I finessed the recesses for the ferrules by hand. I'm contemplating smoothing out the neck heel. It looks a bit abrupt and out of place.