Thank you Steve, Michael and Jan.
Here's another shot that shows more of the neck (heel) and the Birdseye covers.
I noticed with that Ash Strat that the Birdseye and dots seemed to blend together and distort the area around the dots...looked a little funky to me and that's why I wanted this one with no fret dots. The Birdseye was a lot heavier on the Ash too...plus the tint. This one would have worked with dots I think.
 
 

The man's a machine! 
 
I love how you appear to be picking up momentum with these. 

craigb
The man's a machine! 
 
I love how you appear to be picking up momentum with these. 

I have improved many of the steps but I'm not sure how much time that has saved.
I have been on short term disability since the middle of March. I had a (chronic) double subdural hematoma for unknown reasons to me or the doctors. So for almost six months I've been mostly enjoying home life. Doc said not to drive or strain so other than that it's been like a welcomed vacation.
Not looking forward to going back to work though...no one there that can do all my job tasks so I know it's been backing up and is going to be a real PITA. If it would have happened two years later I wouldn't go back. I hope I can remember all my passwords for all the crap I have to use LOL. Some have to be changed every time I turn around so I never wrote them down. Allways something lol.

spacey
I had a (chronic) double subdural hematoma for unknown reasons to me or the doctors. 

Yikes!  Hope you're doing better now!
 
Perhaps you got this condition from banging your head against a wall while trying to deal with some of the delinquents around here? 

Wow, that's gorgeous!
 
Is the truss rod adjuster a new design? I don't recall seeing that before.

drewfx1
Wow, that's gorgeous!
 
Is the truss rod adjuster a new design? I don't recall seeing that before.

It's not new. It's called "spoke nut". It's a double action rod. There are those that make claim to the double action giving superior sound energy transfer through the neck as opposed to no rod or single action...I don't know nor care, I like to have the security because those folks also don't know what wood will do over time...and neither do I.
 
My first time use was with the Ash Strat. This time I didn't cut out the end of the neck and fretboard to install it- I routered a pocket for the wheel in the neck leaving the end of the heel and routered out the fretboard for access. I thought it would appear to be "right" and I do think it looks better....and glad you like it.
 
I went out to the shop and checked all the setup- nut action, neck relief etc. and it was still in tune with no changes so I enjoyed playing it for awhile. It's moved up to first pick out my Strat style axes.
 

craigb

spacey
I had a (chronic) double subdural hematoma for unknown reasons to me or the doctors. 

Yikes!  Hope you're doing better now!
 
Perhaps you got this condition from banging your head against a wall while trying to deal with some of the delinquents around here? 

Doing fine and thanks. Nope...no head banging and delinquents can take care of themselves without me :)

i think i like that one better than the other.
 
i mean, either you are a sucker for wood (i am) or you are not.
 
either way, it's an interesting combination, the alder lets the birdseye scratchplate stand out more, 
and actually from a 'stage-audience' perspective, i think works better from a distance...
and is still infinitely interesting up close.
 
would love to hear some clips.
congrats on another achievement.

I agree Bat. The darker Alder is a nicer contrast to the Birdseye than the Ash. I also think not vintage (amber) tinting the Birdseye helped visually. The Birdseye fretboard and pickguard match better on the Ash one but since I was tinting them I had control.
 
I'll get some clips for ya. I didn't on the other because
since a guy jumped on it I didn't want to play it.
 
It's amazing how close they sound. The pups are almost identical of the two so
I think the wood with this one seems to have made the lows/mids very clear...you'll hear.
I did keep all 3 pups the same- I didn't RWRP the middle and did use a treble bleed...love it and
I sure don't get the noise as many talk about. No doubt there is but not reason enough to avoid the advantage
of the sound when the middle is combined with the N or B  pup IMO.
I do use conductive shield paint in all the cavities...maybe that's a major difference. ?
 

Looks sweet.
 
I've often thought that a sheet metal Strat pickup cavity shield kit, like the Jazzmaster has, would be a great upgrade product for Strat owners.

i know shielding can only ever help.