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Author Message mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7733 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 9:34 pm:    Nice things happening for your bass! We are trying hard to collect more pictures than we used to, so there's lots of interesting things going on in assembly. First, your body halves getting glued up: Out of the clamps: Bandsawing the template shape: Ready for shaping: Shaped: Special glow-in-the-dark material you sent us: Gluing the side dots in place: They glow! Fingerboard glue up: Peghead shaping: Half of rough neck shaping: Body to neck in the pipe clamps: Detail of glue up: jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3182 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 4:36 am:    Nice looking bass. the lacewood has a very delicate look to it. I just love these workshop shots; can't wait to see it in the flesh in September ;-) graeme davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10707 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 5:59 am:    Great pictures! hammer Intermediate Member Username: hammer Post Number: 128 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 6:42 am:    Saw your bass when we visited last week. It's beautiful and I love the glow in the dark side dots. They really jump out at you when it's really dark and in environments with more light they can still be seen. It's almost as if they have their own dimmer control. artswork99 Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1736 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 6:49 am:    Very nice! tbrannon Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1488 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 6:50 am:    Are those tiny chalk marks on the edge of the fretboard just above the glow in the dark side dots (cool product!!)? I think this top is going to be amazing when the finish hits. Look forward to seeing it and I really like the paper thin purpleheart/maple veneers just below the thicker purpleheart layer. Looks like a fantastic PB and grape jelly sandwich! shingor64 Junior Username: shingor64 Post Number: 19 Registered: 11-2009 Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 8:00 am:    Thank you, Mica, thank you, folks! I'm so excited to see the further progression than my expect. I chose lacewood and ash because of their weight but they are also aesthetically fine. I like it. The inlay material is "lumiinlay", that is introduced by someone in this forum recently. I have already installed them in the other bass by myself, and they're really useful. You may buy them overseas. http://www.luminlay.com/indexen.html hammer Intermediate Member Username: hammer Post Number: 130 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 6:17 pm:    Saw your bass when we visited last week. It's beautiful and I love the glow in the dark side dots. They really jump out at you when it's really dark and in environments with more light they can still be seen. It's almost as if they have their own dimmer control. cozmik_cowboy Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1223 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 7:34 am:    As much as I've loved the "progress" shots you've always been so kind as to show us, these "process" shots are so much cooler!!! Thanks, Mica! Peter mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7789 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Friday, June 29, 2012 - 9:36 pm:    Getting a rescarfed peghead to accommodate the 5-inline peghead. I will reveal the new shape next week shingor64 Junior Username: shingor64 Post Number: 22 Registered: 11-2009 Posted on Saturday, June 30, 2012 - 9:05 am:    Sounds good, thanks!