The first two pads are now completed, and all the pads' wood is finished with Danish Oil and are thus ready for assembly. Assembling each pad takes about 10 - 15 minutes from here, so we're getting close.

Some pictures, before and after the coat of Danish Oil:

... and, the first assembled + tested pad on the frame:

(This is one of the cymbals, and thus has a mute switch in addition to the pizeo. I had debated with myself over the different options for muting cymbals, and after much thought decided to go with a simple panel mount push button instead of some of the other methods such as touch sensor or some sort of pressure switch.