Bass build update 8

Pics coming soon...
Did tons of work on mine and Sarah's basses this past weekend. Won't say a thing about Sarah's bass though, so tough patootie for now.
Workshop got moved to the garage for the weekend because of the rain. It was kinda fun to be working in there with the door open and the rain coming down hard. Dusty though... Red padouk dust ended up everywhere! Anywho, finally set-up the router table and tested the sanding drums I bought. IT'S FREAKIN' AWESOME! I made very quick work of my bass on that thing. All blemishes are gone, gone gone! Well, those on the edges anyways...
Laminated the padouk neck-pocket insert. It took well despite me having to throw in some glue and dust mixture to fill in the gaps (this totally works). I filled in any major gaps with more padouk and I also put in an ebony inlay bar at the join on the top of the body. It's currently drying so no pics of the finished, sanded top yet. I put the neck in and the pocket is tight enough that I can hold it aloft sans screws. And it's straight. Whew!
Made measurements for the bridge positioning and height and it turns out I have a lot of routing to do to get that ebony base-plate in there. I'm wondering if I should even bother? Could simply fill in the gaps as-is and position the bridge deeper in the body. Who knows? Pics will make this clearer, I think.
I'm very happy that I started in on Sarah's bass now. Although I can't talk about it, I've already learned a great deal and that means a lot to me. I love this learning and building process!
Ok, now I need 250k pots. Need 4 more. Then I solder!
Gosh I wish the workshop was at my own home... I'm enjoying myself so much doing this that I really need to get a few more instruments out. That's why I'm seriously considering a Carvin neck-through neck and a couple cheapie Warmoth/All-Parts/Mighty Mite necks as well. If I can build a couple really nice lefty basses, I should be able to sell them. So much work...

Bass build update 7

Sorry, no new pics at this point. Received most of my hardware. Got it shipped from Guitarpartsresource.com. I recommend them for now. Jess is very nice.
won't be spending any time building until after Sabypalooza - www.sabypalooza.com.
Neck pocket update: routed out a big chunk so I could put a piece of padouk in there. Everything fits nicely, I just have to sand the bottom of the huge cavity so I can get the laminate to bind properly. I'm thinking of making a pseudo mortar from white glue and sawdust to fill in the cracks. I think this may work well. We shall see.
Woodworking update: laminated 2 pieces of hardwood together to begin building a custom Awalé board. Should be fun.
Broken Gibson Headstock update: fixed my buddy's Gibby. Headstock snapped. Surprise, surprise. Glued it back but now have to clean up all the glue and fill in thepaint chips. Gonna use black ink on the wood and glue and cover with crazy glue in layers until chips are invisible. Fun fun fun.