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Author Message mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6805 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 4:59 pm:    Here's a few images I've been collecting for you. The sample of the Chocolate Quilted Maple with a sealer coat of finish on it: Parts of your guitar body freshly cut: Scraps from making your guitar body (and a couple of others): Body rough shaped and nearly ready to glue to neck: tbrannon Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1193 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 5:03 pm:    That is some killer wood. I don't recall ever seeing chocolate maple before and the purpleheart is amazing. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9419 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 5:20 pm:    The sealer shot is cool! And the body halves are intriguing. sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1108 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 5:48 pm:    I am always fascinated when I see wood varieties that I have never seen before and I have never seen Chocolate maple. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6806 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 6:09 pm:    It's a naturally dark piece of bigleaf Maple, a natural stain if you will. Our supplier coined the name, and we thought it was great. Woods like these would often be discarded as defective in years gone by. I'm so glad we can give some of them an artistic purpose. sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1109 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 6:52 pm:    Yes , the appearance of the Chocolate maple definitely will add to the uniqueness of this instrument in defining it's individuality. Beautiful. Thanks for the explanation. cozmik_cowboy Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 741 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Wednesday, July 07, 2010 - 6:51 am:    That is undoubtedly the coolest maple I have ever seen. But is the head in the upper left of the sealed section in the 1st pic laughing or screaming? Peter dadabass2001 Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1444 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, July 07, 2010 - 7:38 am:    Good eye, Peter. I see the little fellow now too. Mike jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2641 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Thursday, July 08, 2010 - 4:34 am:    He's shouting "Aughh, someone just rubbed sealer in my eye" ;-) Graeme mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6955 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Monday, September 20, 2010 - 4:13 pm:    Some other progress in carving. Freshly arrived in carving: "String of pearls" glue excess that Kris strives for on the back: The a couple of days later after routing: Back view after routing: davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9624 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, September 20, 2010 - 4:23 pm:    Looking good! mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6956 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Monday, September 20, 2010 - 5:12 pm:    Today most of the body sanding was completed: Don't worry... the figuring will pop right back when the sealer coats hit. Fine sanding really dulls the look of figured Maples. and the backplates were fitted: The heel is still in the carving process: As is the peghead at the other end of the neck: mario_farufyno Senior Member Username: mario_farufyno Post Number: 539 Registered: 9-2008 Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 5:43 am:    Love to see that ongoing process...