Top laminate. Compare the freshly sanded surface below to the oxidized surface on top:

  Chalked in cartoon for the front:

  Chalk in back:

  Approximate back of peghead:

  In just a week the color has already started to deepen:

  Again for the back with the plates already cut away:

  Ebony veneer on the front of the peghead:

  Coco Bolo on the back:

  body parts in the stack before glue-up:

Very cool top and back lams!

nice to see the progress--keep thie pictures coming!
pjb

Hi Patrick; welcome to the board, and congrats on the Tribute!

In-process glue-up shot, will appear again in my next posting, since this image was gobbled up in the ether.  
 
(Message edited by mica on August 28, 2009)

would love some updated pictures

In process glue-up shot:

  Body halves getting joined together:

sweet!

Now with sealer coats!

 

Wow!!!

updated pictures would be greatly appreciated

It's got more clear coats on it:

It'll be in the inlay queue soon, so I'll show you the fine line art before we cut anything.

very, very nice

any new visuals to peruse?

was hoping that the elves would drop a few more pictures under the x-mas tree