Top laminate. Compare the freshly sanded surface below to the oxidized surface on top:

Chalked in cartoon for the front:

Chalk in back:

Approximate back of peghead:

In just a week the color has already started to deepen:

Again for the back with the plates already cut away:

Ebony veneer on the front of the peghead:

Coco Bolo on the back:

body parts in the stack before glue-up:
