I am building a scratch SG from Queensland Mahogany and have been very slack not putting in a build dirary. I have the photos so will get around to it soon.

I am about to cut the electrics cavity and seeking advice on how thick I should leave the top of the guitar.

The pots I purchased have a 3/8" (9.5mm) bushing and by the time I have the washers etc. on it it looks like there is only about 5mm left for the thickness of the top (cap)

I have never measured the thickness of the cap on the kits I have built and searching the web gives me all sorts of answers around 1/4" (6.3mm).

It would be appreciated if someone who has built a scratch guitar can give me some clues and maybe anyone currently building a kit could measure the depth of a pot hole for reference.

Greg