Veneer is getting on quite advanced work if you're not used to working with wood and don't have a good workshop and tools. And building for a mate rings a few alarm bells for me 'cos if it doesn't work out as neat as one hopes you feel kinda guilty and end up wanting to rip it off and try again, and that can get expensive.
I kinda wonder if there's a way to exploit all those different woods and patterns to get something very unconventional. Even exaggerate the joins. I'm not suggesting this but i can sort of imagine putting a millimetre deep saw cut right over that bad join and the others and filling it with a contrasting filler so each join is a narrow stripe, but its something that could very easily end up like a complete dogs dinner. It would also be tricky work.
Me, realistically, i think this body is destined for a solid finish...
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