[mlp-mx6]

Hey folks,

In routing my mahogany body using Mr. Kirn's templates, I had the router rip out a nasty chunk right where the jack will go. It goes almost the entire "height" of the body, almost all 1 3/4 inches.

One thought I had was to use a Les Paul-type jack plate to cover more of the area, so that any patch job is less visible. Do you know if the curve of a Les Paul jack plate is anywhere close to the curve of the Tele body down there? (Using Mr. Kirn's templates, there is not a flat spot - at least not the "vintage" of templates that I have.)

Another option would be to just rout out more and patch it. I'd rather not go to this point, as it will be stressing my limited woodworking skills.

I'm (regretfully) hoping that some of you have encountered this before. How did you solve it?

Thanks.