I've built two Jazzmasters and in both cases I had to remove the finish from the sides of the pickup routes in order for the pickup covers to fit in the profiles. As for sanding down the bottom of the route for additional room, it won't hurt anything but will have to be taken into account when...
I did a Candy Turquoise Jazzmaster not too long ago. Candy Turquoise is gorgeous. Here is a link to the thread, many pics. The body shows up on page 5 I believe.
https://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=31347.0
As I was reading through this thread I was thinking, "I wonder if he's reached out to Jason Lollar?" Awesome! I took his pickup winding class a few years ago, he will be a great guest. This sounds like a fantastic course you are putting on, I hope everything comes together!
You can use set screw knobs on a split shaft pot, just make sure that the set screw aligns with the slot. That way the screw pushes out on the split halves making for a tight fit. If the set screw goes into the splines it will just crush the halves together making for a sloppy fit and possibly a...
Vent? You mean we are meant to relieve this pressure? I've been using the "bottle everything up until all thresholds are exceeded and then explode over something trivial" approach. I might have to try this "venting"...
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