For the bridge I usually get it located properly, pin it with two 1.4mm brads through the saddle slot, place low tack drafting tape under it and scribe around the bridge lightly so I can lift the tape and the bridge footprint is exposed but the rest of the top area is protected. Make a second scribe line 1/32" inside the first and then put a 1/8" router bit on a Dremel in the Stew Mac adjustable base (with a thin layer of cork on the bottom of the base) and rout the finish off to that line. Finish up by scraping with a chisel. It's safer than it sounds! I rout a little ledge on the bridge as shown by David Collins on this forum to clear the edge of the finish when gluing. The ledge in the picture was an early effort and they are not as wide now.
Terry
