This is following on from this thread in the inlays bit - my first inlay
This is my first Sakura model, my first real inlay (apart from dots), my first maple fingerboard, my first bound fingerboard, my first maple front AND back, my first flame finish and my first semi-hollow. so, a guitar of firsts then.
This is the body with a test piece for the finish - (looks a little strectched in this pic for some reason)
Here's the back to show the figuring a little (the marks on the front and back are from flatting it down a little with an angle grinder - i had to resaw it myself by hand, so it was far from perfect)
Here's a few shots of the neck showing the binding and banding and also the inlay