Birth of the Blue Missile

Sorry the Missile is still on hold, but So either my loving family bought me a surprise zither, or the claro walnut arrived.
I sanded it down from the roughsawn and threw a wash of lacquer on it for a looksee. I never noticed the sap (white) wood in the pics. There often is very cool grain at that transition zone, which is the case here, opening some interesting possibilities. I am favoring the one with more of the sapwood.
The fingerboard wood is called Red Cooliubah burl (From Australia). I will slice it and dice it so the flames ascend the length of the fret board.
Andrew