Welcome Benderson.
Rule number one is Be Patient. A build I’d bound to take longer than you think, and there is a fair bit of waiting. Rule number two is the guitar will be what it wants to be, which is not necessarily what you want it to be. All of us have had to change our plans on builds because the guitar had different plans, so be flexible and open to change.
Hav you thought about what finish you want on the guitars?