I was going to do mash ups using the fender routing and scale length, but I've decided that's adding complexity that will introduce too many new opportunities for error. I'm going to order the templates for these two Gibson bodies
My dad chose the SG
Which I love. Jerry played one, and it's wicked cool looking
Pat (brother in law) has always loved the Rd Artist
And he wants that silver burst finish, so that'll be new knowledge I'll learn.
The SG is 24.75" scale, the Rd is 25.5" like the Stratocaster. The one departure will be the head stocks. I'm not doing tilt back. They break. I'll do a drop and trees to give the strings tension across the nut.
Doing 2 at once will save time setting up the shop for the steps I take.
This is the other top I have. Birds eye maple
Not sure I want to use that on either of these.... Maybe the SG. I can't see a burst over that figuring. I guess I could over the curly maple that's gluing up tonight.... The birds eye pieces are going to need a lot more work jointing then. I can't decide how to configure them, and the way I've got them above leaves huge gaps that will have to be corrected.