Cigarfan: unusual rosewood yes, but I have seen several other builds that look like they are using sister sets to this one.
Funky2x: Joel is a pleasure to work with and generous with his time.
I forgot to mention, this build is partially underway. I could dump a bunch of photos all at once, but instead I will try to organize and put a few thoughts together and post something regularly until caught up.
One of the first decisions, keep the sapwood or not?
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Both options look great to me, but for the overall design goals we had in mind, the decision is to remove the sapwood and go with a less-is-more approach.
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Next decision, back strip or no back strip?
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I tend to like back strips but in this case it isn't adding anything. So, again, going with, less-is-more.
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