Hey, It's your axe. If it's being made for you, and you like it, I can't see a problem.
I'm on my first project, too, and I think I have possibly made a huge mistake by going for a hard maple body with a birdseye veneer - just because I LOVE the wood. In the process, I am learning a lot both from doing it, and by getting tips and advice from here, so I am sure that the next one will be better.
Enjoy - and that's an order!!
Denis