The Canvas: Woods, Tuners, and Inlays

Welcome to the build thread! Before diving into the woodworking, here is the family portrait of the raw materials laid out on the bench:

• Top: Italian Spruce

• Back & Sides: Cocobolo

• Bridge Plate: Hand-Carved Ebony

• Fretboard: African Blackwood, bound in Royal Fenland Oak

• Fretboard Inlay: No

• Rosette: Hot-Sand-Faded Scottish Burr Elm & Rippled Maple

• Tuners: Gotoh 510's Gold with Black buttons