I traced the template onto the body and somehow managed to make the horns smaller than they should be. I only found out after I took the body onto the bandsaw and cut around the outline. How I managed this, I do not know, but it should be saveable.
Instead of using double sided sticky tape, I used counter-sunk screws to attach the template onto the body (one screw in the neck pocket, one in the neck pickup) and used a small bit of tape at the bottom. It took three passes with the router to get the body to shape:
- Template bit following the outline of the MDF
- Then removing the MDF as my router didn’t have enough plunge range, running the bit along the side of the already cut body
- This still wasn’t enough, so I flipped the body over and used a router bit with a guide wheel at the top, which did the last 4-5mm.
I need to come up with a new plan for the horns, but other than that the body is ready for starting the neck pocket.