PK - you are so right, I know, I even hid the join lines where tuners would be etc to minimise the visibility. On the back I could have lived with it, but on the headstock I couldn't, so it was just as easy to do the lot and get it all right.

At least if I do it right and it goes well, I can offer a service that includes these types of repairs and have a good example of it. Anyone paying for a repair will usually be ruthless with quality

And if I don't, I'll still have a nice axe

I hear you Jarrod and Bargy, OCD costs us all, haha