Been a while. A lot has happened since my last post and most of it not at all good, but I finally have a bit of time and motivation to work on this.
Templates are great, seem to be working well so far. I decided to just buy a fretboard this time, for $18 it's hard to go past as a time and labour saver.
This caught my eye at the BGS. Its laminated birch.. the price was right anyway.
https://i.imgur.com/mQHe2qJ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/NB10bxp.jpg
Sketchy glue rig... works fine though...
https://i.imgur.com/Vbo3ebM.jpg
Didn't get a pic, but I glued a 5mm MDF cap on it to get it to a suitable thickness to accommodate the trem block. I've done this 3 times now and the other builds are showing no detriment. Plus it's really easy to get a nice finish on.
Roughed out with the template on the back.
https://i.imgur.com/AHv1FlN.jpg
And after an hour with the router, looking pretty good.
https://i.imgur.com/Ekfi570.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/WS9dV1i.jpg
Not sure how quickly this will move as I'm starting a new job in a week but I'll try and keep the updates coming.