I'm building this guitar for an old family here in town. My client's grandfather built the Peterborough town hall. They've had a family farm for generations:
I was asked to try to incorporate something of the farm into the design of this guitar. I will be using that tree logo from the sign in the sound port and on the headstock.
When I visited the farm they had taken down an old Apple tree that was right next to the family farmhouse. Well, of course, I picked up some of that tree and am also using it on the headstock and sound port. Here is a picture of the headstock overlay:
The Applewood has a bit of curl and I bound it in Desert Ironwood with 7 strips of Maple and Black purfling. I'll have it on the headstock before carving the tree logo.