I want to thank John Goodale (JohnJohn) for the beautiful alder veneer. I got the alder just the other day, and today I had the time to actually look at it. This is some of the best looking grained alder I've seen, or for any wood for that matter (and I've seen tons). Thanks bro, and thanks for the tip about the gluing too. You're a great guy, and thanks once again. Now I just gotta get around to doing it.