Cheers Mike – having never buffed I wouldn’t spot the kind of vital detail…..
Is yours bolted down, if not does it stay put when you are buffing a guitar?

I guess if you could get the fretboard off you might be able to add a chunk of wood onto the neck and then re-carve but it might take as long as starting again hopefully reusing the fret board…….
 

Just looked at my Bandsman build – only 10mm from the neck pocket to the back of the body – as Matt says think it’ll work….

A tempting idea to build something – I have watched the YouTube videos for the Highline one.

Looks like it may need careful handling – was it waxed when you got it?

Ebony – Black & White

Think it needs a darker body to contrast – perhaps a play with Photoshop or something like to try ideas out?