Mike, that's great. I've never worked with purpleheart and haven't warmed up to it in the projects I've seen on this site, until now. I really like the use of it here, probably because it is integrated into maple and mahogany. Also, I find it very interesting to look at i.e. the thin laminate between the mahogany and the maple, the maple / purpleheart binding. Those details make the more "usual" neckthrough purpleheart laminates much more interesting to me. Me likey very much.
Do you mill you own pieces such as the piece between the mahogany and maple and the binding?
On the image link above, the maple in the neck under the fretboard sits proud of the body. Did you build that in when you made the neck laminates - like a step, or did you route down the neck that runs through the body?
Killer.
Yes I mill all of my own wood much better quality control that way. I buy all of my wood in bulk and mill as needed.
As for your other question I glued my sides on where I wanted them, and then routed the neck section of the body down to match the body.....
Thanks to all for the great feedback!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mike