Thanks for all nice comments, the wood is Black walnut estimated to be approx 150yrs old, A gift from an old friend. The back of the guitar is three pieces, the fron is one piece. The neck is a three piece laminate, I screwed up the saw cut on the headstock and had to add a laminated piece for the face.
The Tuners are vintage Tele/Stat I think they are called Kluson style?
The nut is too low and I have to change that, I was looking at fossilized wooly mammoth tusk blanks, they have a nice brown tint to them which I think would look nice. The fretboard Dots are made from fender MOP lookalike guitar picks which I used a hole punch to cut out. LOL the pickups are Seymour Duncan, Jazz at the neck Seth Lover at the bridge. The Finish is Minwax Clear Gloss Poly, brush finish on the neck which turned out so good I thought I could brush the whole thing. After $75 worth of brushes and poly I gave up brushing. I had sanded the body back to bare wood 4 times. I threw out the brushes and bought three cans of spray on. The sound Is way better than I ever imagined, It is very loud, When my finances get a little better I am planning on getting a tube amp, probably the Fender blues Jr. But for now my little Fender practice amp will have to do.
I want to say a big thank you for everyone who posts here, the tutorials and the help forum was and is invaluable, as a first timer, I found myself logging on here every day picking up tips and tricks.
As for the next one?
I already have a cherry body blank, glued and waiting..............for some inspiration LOL