Hi Maddogm

I thought that myself (biting more than I could chew) when I decided to start working on a blank. Now - it's really not that hard if you have at least some of the right tools, patience and careful planning plus triple checking before starting on for example routing. I for example didn't make any hard templates but used an oven paper to transfer lines on to the wood. One thing I did was route the neck pocket first. After trying on the neck you still can make changes positioning everything else on the blank. Measure, measure, measure... And you'll be alright.