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1-3/4" thick mahogany with grind lines glued on.

Belt sander gone wild.

Rough cut

Smoother

3/4" thick walnut on back

Boxes cut for neck and "tronics

Details taking shape

Epoxied for glass eye settings

Added on 1/4" walnut plate to back

Baggs Micro-EQ for the Hex pickups, jack and battery box.

Slot milled in chin for Ziricote bridge block. Neck parts laid out.

Rough location for fretboard.

Starship Enterprise

Note the carbon/maple sandwich visible at the head stock.

The airbrush look is wax-free pastel chalk sprayed with lacquer.

Hand-painted woodgrain;
candy-apple back

Finally done!
It stands on its own merit.

17" scale;
low G tuning.

The gold things on the chin are Baggs Hex pickups.

Stainless steel dog bone tiedown for the strings.

Five Star banjo tuners.