Nice looking ride, Frank. Can't wait to see it cabled up and functional.
If you do made a low-rider, usually people wear gloves and use their hands to balance at stops...don't have to unclip the pedals that way.
Several other sites you might like:
Other people have built them this way:
www.cruzbike.com | recumbent bicycles
Maybe a redneck, definitely a crazy man:
Joe Kochanowski's Homebuilt Bents
Nifty invention for front wheel drive, the stites hub:
Stites Design | Bikes, Trikes, Tricycle, Transport, Electric, Cargo, Portland
Since Frank likes wood:
XnTRICK Cycles
If you're tempted to do rear wheel steer:
RWSB-page (rear wheel steered bicycles)