I am in the final stages of getting everything together before I carve the neck.
The fret board gets glued on;
The maple burl back strap and purfling is glued up;
The headstock overlay design is finalized and the glue is drying right now;
A little spark of celebration is inlayed into the heel cap of this almost all maple guitar;
I've got a couple more steps and expect to carve the neck on Thursday. We're closing in!