Thanks for the kind words everyone! Getting close to finishing up the woodwork on this one -- just need to do a little more tweaking on the neck and it's on to french polishing.
One of the quickest and most satisfying jobs in the whole process is turning this...
Into this...
And here's the neck waiting to be carved...
Just about ready for finishing!
A serendipitous benefit of the access port is that it perfectly fits my camera lens...
Mike