I've started clear coating the body. 2x coats last weekend and 2x more this weekend. I think i'll stop after these as it doesn't need to be thick.
Not much to show for this step, but in the meantime I thought I'd try to darken the fretboard as it was a bit too light brown.
So I mixed some keda dyes black in water and after a nice sand I applied over the fretboard.

Before:


During:


And after:


Should look better with the theme. I'm considering applying a very thin coat of wipe on poly to seal it a bit... still thinking