Had an issue where some of the stain went black on first coat (think it was dust from the sandpaper mixing with the stain... should have run a hoover over before first coat) Had to strip some of it down and start again. A coat or two later, the body's starting to take on somewhat of a texture. The stripping and re-staining has added a more stressed and aged look to the wood but, I don't mind that, it gives it a little bit of character. The body won't be going any darker than this really. The most of the remaining coats are being mixed with a gold flake so, if anything, should brighten up a bit (it's nice to keep the appearance of the veneer visible).
Oh well, I've made some mistakes, had to fix some mistakes... I've learnt a lot from this build for the future.
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