Multiscale 7-string Build

[radrobgray]

I've been itching to build a multiscale and I've never personally owned a 7 or 8 string. I decided to give them a go in one build. Some of the details are, as of yet, undecided. So far I have:

27.5"-25.5" multiscale
29 frets, Dunlop 6100
Seven Strings, I'll probably do the ABM single string bridges
Instrumental Pickups, some sort of custom set
Alder or African Mahogany Body
Curly Maple and Black Walnut Neck
Indian Rosewood or Birdseye Maple Board
Painted in some sort of Dayglo color. I have the neon green, red, or yellow.

First things first. I drew my full size plan. I also drew an additional 6 string plan that is not pictured. The "straight fret" is the 9th fret. The body is an offset dinky.

My apprentice and I picked up some quartered hard maple, flat sawn curly maple, african mahogany, and alder. Ran it though the thickness planer, ripped it on the table saw and got ready for some glue ups.

For the neck I ended up doing a seven piece laminate alternating curly maple and walnut. I rotated the maple to orient the grain to quarter sawn after I ripped it. Glue shot:

While the neck blank was drying I hand planed three alder body blanks and glued those up as well. Purchased that No.5 Stanley on eBay for $25. As far as I can tell that plane was made around 1910?

After all that jazz I ran the neck blank through the thickness planer. I have to make some big decisions. Birdseye or Rosewood board?

Later this week I'll build the compound angle scarf jig, the table saw slotting jig for the fretboard, and maybe get to my body template squared away. I'm still on the fence about the body material and if I want to order a figured top and do a burst instead of a neon color. Thanks for looking.

[Prostheta]

Shaping up nicely! I'd use at least twice as many clamps as that in the future however. Maple needs a lot of pressure to get invisible gluelines and maximum bond strength.

Is this a neck-through?