@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»