Well originally I was going to do some carving and kinda "archtop" it similar to a Les Paul's top.However I am going to keep it simple being it's my first one.
"WE could actually split 11/16" and make a top close to 1/4" from that as we have done in the past if the wood is flat."
The one side of the bookmatch is flat..........maybe this is a possibility for me?
I personally don't own a large bandsaw,however I do have access to one.