Wow - the crowd is split on the wildlife .......
It's stayin' .
I'll list my reasons for it :
1: I wanted to preserve the original artists work in SOME caliber.
2: The front would've been awkward for routing/etc with the 3d aminals , so the back it is. not to worry , I have a lot of sanding/smoothing / rounding to do back there.
3: Thats what I want.
Since its plain-jane on the grain , I may paint it black. Defiitely doing a front rout / PG ( good call B ) and it will be a Stop bar /TOM / 2 Hummers , 3 way - "traditional" Explorer .
I still haven't decided on a set neck or a bolt on - or what material I should go with -
I have : Padauk , Willow, Maple and Mahogany. I'll probably lam a Maple/ Mahogany or a Maple / Padauk neck for it -
What would you do ?