This single 0 will have a port in it. I believe that a port makes a positive difference to the player's joy in many situations, though with some cost to the guitar's projection. A single 0 being mostly about the player, and less about performing well in a big room, the port is a fine idea IMO. Keeping the port small has advantages according to my research, and so I am.
I reinforce the side around the port with skewed grain mahogany as my construction methods are light, and added fragility seems like a bad idea. Here's how I do that:
set-up:
Sorry about the focus, but too late to re-shoot the chip:
glue-up (HHG):
More to follow.