The body has been grain filled with Jarrah timbermate and sanded with 320 grit. Mixed up a colour with colortone stains and applied that to the body. Ended up darker than intended but it's on there now. The colour itself is quite good - vintage amber, cherry red and medium brown - but not sure if it's too dark for the veneers. Pics are with one coat of poly on all.
Good thing about it being dark is that it makes the area on the side I sanded through and the neck hole plugs hard to notice.
In the pics the veneer looks lighter than it really is, so the contrast between the stain and veneer is a bit exaggerated. Telling myself it should look fine once the hardware is on and all together.
Grant
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