Small body planning

The word for the next projects (yes, there's going to be #6 & #7) is Small Body.
Martin's double o, 00, is going to emerge in 12 or 13 fret and 14 fret versions. Below you find three different plans - three interpretations on the same theme - two by Martin and one by Gibson.

Planing rosewood sides for the 00-28 style 12-fretter. 

Gluing the back plates together

Down middle is the original Martin 00-shape, with body-to-neck joint at 12th fret (like in classical guitars).  Up left is the Gibson interpretation of the Martin 00, with the neck joining the body at 14th fret. Gibson just moved the bridge up a few notches, leaving the body shape pretty much the same (note the roundness in the upper bout.)
Up right is the Martin 00 with 14 frets to the body. With the player's need to access upper frets, the 00 body was reshaped. The bridge sits higher on the lower bout (not in the middle of the "drumhead" anymore) and the upper bout has tighter curves as it's been shortened a bit. There's also a"hybrid version" with 13 frets to the body. Some think that's the optimal compromise soundwise, especially with the longer 25,4" scale. I'll see where all this settles.

The mold for the 00 12 (or 13) fretter.