Looking good! And congrats if your plane is sharp enough not to produce dust at all. I still wear a mask while thicknessing by plane, although moreso once I get to the scraper. But still, lots less dust than sanding.
The back does indeed look mismarked to me. Flip one half longitudinally and post another picture to verify.
And for the backstrip, inlay it. Marquetry strips like that are delicate so they can use more support, and it leaves some of the original back joint in there. Solid strips can be sandwiched into the joint though. But I usually inlay those as well, to add more glue area to the joint since I'm not the best plate jointer in the world.
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