Sean advised to me that the above is the only way the veneer can be laid out if I don't want any sapwood.
Feeling disappointed but not given up hope, I tried to superimpose the shape of the T8 onto the veneer pics to explore whether other lay out is possible.
So this might be how it looks with the original lay out:
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My concern is I do not wish to have the diamond shaped heartwood getting too near to the sound hole, so l proposed this to Sean:
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