That sounds great Cab-man. Keep us posted as you build along.
Take heed of Howard's advice, the neck angle and contour of the sides to get that relationship correct is one of the most difficult things for builders starting off. Many ways to do it, you just have to get one right.
In the case of a true flat everywhere top you can solve that problem simply by getting the neck angle set up right so that the string height at the bridge is 1/2in and then fill in any of the air space that the fretboard extension makes with a wedge shim.
Don't do what I did and probably so many other beginners and just clamp the extension down creating excessive fall away and body joint hump. The line drawn from the nut at fret height should be a nice straight shot all the way to the bridge.
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