Asymmetric Neck design stumbled upon

Helix guitars neck thickness
0.551″ (14mm) 1st fret
0.570″ 14.5mm heel

Highline guitars neck thickness
.625″ 5/8 to .5″ 1/2 1st fret
.8 (8/10) to 12th fret to heel thickness

1/8 inch min spacing from truss rod at volute
Fretboard dimensions .1875″ or .17″

Yeah while modelling the neck I noticed the fret2find vector file was not centered. Not sure if it was something I screwed up on. I downloaded again I checked in illustrator, same issue, it was off center, maybe that’s the normal?

Found a website about asymmetrical necks.
https://www.kappi.com/blog/2012/10/asymmetric-neck-shapes/

Wasn’t really trying to be innovative. Mixed bag from users. Jimmy Page thinned treble side. Tosin Abasi did opposite. But why not give it shot. Seems like a perfect thing to try and mill on an CNC.
Chris at highline suggested keeping the neck min thickness at 1/2 and inch at 1st fret. Helix has his set at about .55″, 14 mm at 1st and 14.5mm at heel side. Seems too thin, I may have to tweak it, Chris normally sets it at 5/8″ (.625) at 1st and 7/8 (0.875″) or 8/10″ (.08″) at 12th. May try in the middle. Neck stability vs hand fatigue.

Thought about adding inserts but may not be practical. Will try .5875 tomorrow. At 1/8 inch min spacing from truss rod at volute. Also thinning fretboard to about 0.1875″ or .17″.

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