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There are two companies that have very similar web names. The specific one I tend to use is exotichardwoodsukltd.com David Dyke is also a reliable supplier. Not sure if either of them stock holly but worth a peep on their respective websites.

Yes - I mentioned that to Peter. We talked about the nice fret job too.

Look familiar, @fleabag ? It's gone to a good home already

Only just got back from the fabulous SW Basschat Bash but wow - what a review I'll post the clip tomorrow if I can work out how to get the blighter OFF the aforesaid oldish iphone. And many thanks, once more, to @fleabag for such an interesting project And hope today's non-bass related challenges went OK, Pete!

Having read the question, I was going to do a detailed answer, but this ^ is much clearer than my usual ramblings and spot on.

Another Lindy Fralin fan here

Looks fab. Bagsy the table next to yours so I can bask in the reflected glory! I'll bring my pac-a-mac to fend off all the slobber that will be flying around!

You can, of course, always colour stain the natural wood so maybe get the best of both worlds. I rarely use solid paints but quite often stain. I personally tend to use inks (although you have to be a bit choosy on which colours as some will fade) and you can achieve quite bright colours even on dark woods. This is more the normal stuff I do: Red calligraphy ink Mixture of blues and turquoise fountain pen inks: And then there's the cor blimey @TheGreek 's Alembicesque save. Again, pen ink The inks soak into the grain lines more and so naturally darken to enhance the grain pattern.

Very neat in that chamber!

He's got them

OK - all bagged up and ready to go: One final job before I did that was to pop some spare strings on to do an initial setup so that @fleabag has at least a head start. So that means MORE PHOTOS! Forgive the self-indulgence:

Yes - it might be

Amazing skills and attention to detail.

I like that. I generally do natural or stained woods - but there are some designs and combinations that simply have to be solid colours...and this is one of them. Very attractive.

OK - pretty much finished. I did the tweaks that @KiOgon recommended: I'll pop a set of spare strings on to do the final checks that everything is still where it should be and to get the starting positions for the bridge and pickup heights - @fleabag is going to fit his preferred strings, do the final set-up and fit the strap buttons but I'll make sure the basics are in place to start with. I'm pleased how this has turned out:

A select few...but does include @TheGreek : His name is Rob

Can't wait. ACG's are SO top drawer they are crazy good!

Final knockings before this gets passed over to @fleabag on Saturday. I'll make those couple of changes that @KiOgon recommends and then the only other thing I wasn't happy with was the headstock. The stain was a bit patchy and the gloss sub-base of finish that the decals went onto wasn't quite flat enough. These decals are so super, super thin, the sub-base has to be pretty perfect or the decal itself shows the undulations as a series of stripes where the decal is fully contacting and not quite fully contacting. So off it's all come and I've started again. Stripped it down to wood, re-stained and re-gloss varnished before applying the couple of spare decals I'd ordered. In the flesh, this is MUCH better: So just got to add the satin sealing coats and then bolt it all together and get it to @fleabag !

Good tips. I did think about the insulation but the gap is greater that it looks on the photo and I couldn't think what would ever bend them. Mind you, you never know what @fleabag might be planning to store in there so maybe I'd better pop a couple of sleeves on!

Yes - very bad. Very, very bad!

Absolutely what he ^ said!!!! That is so top-drawer it hurts. It's also probably tipped my wavering on investing in a turbine spray set up too.... Oh - and your photo set up is really very professional, as well Top class - all of it!

Oh my goodness! That is breathtakingly beautiful...

Well, the radio silence has simply been while the final coats on the body have been hardening. I'm actually re-doing the Nemesis transfer on the headstock - I got a spare and think I can do better than the first go by getting the headstock coating a bit flatter before I apply it. BUT...the rest is pretty much done. @fleabag sent me the pots and switches to do a series/split coil/parallel option and also a 250k tone pot vs a 500k tone pot. For starters I've put the same cap value on those two but @fleabag will be able to experiment simply by swapping caps as he wishes. Here's the finished circuit: And here's how the body is looking:

Paua dot? Looks nice, whatever

Beautiful job, @Merton !