Crikey, I'm exhausted. Spent most of the weekend building a fence - practicing my woodworking skillz for when it really counts...:)

I'm still waffling on body material - pricing mahogany and ash. debating whether I want to attempt to make the main body blank myself. I came to the realization Friday that the wonderful mahogany I picked up 2 weeks ago will be completely useless: it's only 3/4" thick, which means I would be stacking laminate layers in order to get to a workable body thickness. I tried to do some research to see if any builders use multiple thin laminate layers, but so soap - and laminating multiple layers on top of the mahogany seems fraught with peril.

So, I'm back to Square 1.5: I have my facings, but no core.

I may have to take a jaunt to Forest Products Monday to see if they have any mahogany that would be workable: I'd rather go with a one-piece core for stability, but we'll just have to see.

In other news, the tool appropriation is coming along. I picked up a block plane and spokeshave, and am loaded for bear with sandpapers of varying grits. I'm keeping my eyes open for a plunge router, hand rasp and electric finishing sander.