@dav The most important thing is to enjoy what you are doing 🙂
Good luck on your build. Be sure to share your progress here on the forum. We all love pics and videos 🙂

The sanding sealer would help to prevent blotchy spots in the staining. It might be a good idea on the endgrain  of a guitarbody and if applied correctly, gives you a more even result. But If you overuse the sanding…   Read more»

I would definitely try to rescue the fretboard first and indeed fill it with glue and dust. Perhaps  it is not a bad idea to figure out the correct placement for the frets and double check them. There is so…   Read more»

So after 7 months, I finally found the time to finish this guitar…I removed all the hardware, sanded with 220 and 320, then applied Crimson High Build Finishing oil, using paper towels, followed by another layer with steelwool 0000 and…   Read more»