That's pretty extreme! They look fantastic. But, the question must be asked: how much weight did the overlays add? And, how thick were the strips for the base construction?

: Many years ago I theorizied that inlaying/overlaying a boat
: entirely with veneer would allow for infinite design
: possibilities and look really cool. Well here are the results of
: my work. I don't think still images do them justice so I
: uploaded a video to Youtube.

: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqHEXb-fbLo