The Laurel Lacote
"The many folk names of this tree (Umbellularia californica) tell a tale of the vivid impression it has made on the generations that have known it. To the Oregonians it is Oregon Myrtle, to the Californians it is California Laurel; though not strictly either a Myrtle or a Laurel, it is at least in the Laurel family and, like the classic Laurel or Bay (Laurus nobilis) with which ancient victors and poets were crowned, it has a spicily aromatic and evergreen leaf. Hence the name of Green Baytree, Spicetree and Pepperwood." Donald Culross Peattie, A Natural History of Western Trees , 1953 The neck is on and the cocobolo binding, too. The fingerboard is ready to be glued on. I love the "ice cream cone" heel. This guitar is made in the style of Lacote, I used padauk for the end graft to contrast the cocobolo bindings. The back of the peghead, I will install Grover friction tuners after I finish the guitar. There are many period guitars that used wing nut friction tuners,