We got bigger tools and first mission

We got to know out bigger tools and how they works. We learned many useful thing, like how to change blades, where is emergency stop buttons, and what NOT to do. I have use all these machines before at community colleges guitar building course, but it is good to hear all those horror stories again. We got also one homework to do. We should find out where is local medical center and emergency room and what is the fastest way to get there. We have a permission to use machines after school hours, but never alone. That makes sense. I have learned already some important things before. I try to never work when I am tired, and never in hurry.  I still have nine and half fingers, and I need them all. Safety first!
Our first mission is to build electric guitar from scratch. Most of my school mates will build Telecasters, some build Stratocasters and one build Les Paul. Or guitars like them, not Fenders or Gibsons, just copies. All those orginal guitars are classics and fine instruments. I have built Telecaster before, and I decide to build Jazzmaster. I like its shapes and style.
We have to do plans first. There wasn't Jazzmaster at school, so I needed to find one what I need to make plans. There are lot of plans over the internet, some are better, some are junk. Dimensions are wrong etc. Part of our education is understand how to do plans, and that is why we don't use ready plans. So I called to my friend Mikko, who has more than ten Fenders, mostly Strats and Teles. I ask him if he has Jazzmaster. "Yes, I have one", he said. "Why?" "Can I borrow it?",  I asked. "Sure", he said. "What do you gonna do with that?" "Well...I broke it down", I told him. There was silence in phone. "Hmm... I don't know... It's new, and I have played it only two times... "

I told him why I have to break it pieces, and I promised that when I bring it back it will be better than new. I promised to take it to my community colleges teacher, luthier Harri Kauppila, who is guru with those instruments. Btw, Harri has attended this same school too years and years ago. Harri has serviced and maintained Mikko's guitars for years, and I trust him much more than myself. Mikko trusts him too. Mikko told that he would take that guitar to Harri to adjust and set up anyway, so it is ok. I have to say, that I would be little calmer, it that guitar is little older and has already some scratches. Now I have to be two or three times more careful with that, becouse I don't want that first scratches are made by me.
When we have plans, then we have to make routing templates. They must be good. No mistakes accepted.

Then we choose wood from school's wood storage. My body will be american alder and neck will be maple. I would like to do my guitar local alder, but there was no local wood in storage. American alder is also usually more uniform and slightly lighter. I found two nice looking pieces of alder, and now I hope they don't have any unpleasant surprises inside. I sawed and planed them and now they are ready for glueing.