Quote Originally Posted by Bakersdozen View Post
Love that colour there mate. Remember it will darken up under whatever clear coat you plan to apply. Go back with maybe 400 first instead of 240 and see if the grain settles a bit. If you need to apply more colour after knocking off the raised grain, maybe you could increase the red concentrate, so you end up using less water. Therefore less raising of the grain.
Thanks. Yeah, I don’t mind the red either. It’s just a touch more vibrant than I was hoping. I’ll give the 400 a go..

The plan is to finish it with Tru Oil. But I want to get the neck on before that.. & I’d prefer to shape the headstock, & level the frets before I glue that in place.