Today we determine where I fall on the bold-stupid axis for this project. I got out the router and went to town on the beautiful custom veneer to do the pickguard recess. It was a scary process but I managed to not totally destroy the guitar so I'll call that a win. Here is a photo of the routing in progress. I'll just need to get into the corners with a chisel to finish it off.

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