As I was working out the layout and test fitting all the parts I suddenly realised that I hadn't drilled the hole for the jack socket. Another interesting challenge to give myself now that the neck is firmly attached making it difficult to position the body at a good angle to drill by hand with a 20mm bit.
The biggest problem with large bore drill bits is trying to maintain the pressure to cut through wood whilst turning the handle on the brace and bit drill. There is also the problem of the bit grabbing as it breaks through to the cavity. It's often recognised that it's easier to drill the big hole before hollowing out the cavity. So in order to make it easier I drilled a pilot hole big enough to allow the wire to pass through and then bored out the 20mm hole just nicely deep enough for the jack socket to fit.
I then drilled the post holes for the string anchor and also drilled a small hole from the control cavity to the lower post hole for the string earth (ground) wire to pass through.
After that I made a small rebate in the post holes to allow the flange of post bushings to sit flush with the body. It's not necessary but I think it looks neater.
How the guitar looks with the p'ups and bridge hardware. The final bridge position won't be drilled until it's strung up and I can work out the exact placement for correct intonation.
It was good and reassuring to see that the neck angle worked out perfectly for bridge height adjustment unlike on my last build...
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