Time to finish up the neck. First, some waxy love for the fretboard. It takes some time to get the wax to the right consistency and a fair bit of effort for the rub on, rub off, but good results when it's done.
Wax just applied.
Once that was done I gave the neck a light cut and polish, just like the body. One unsettling discovery while polishing the headstock face was that the epoxy inlay takes on heat really quickly. The surrounding wood was completely cool yet the inlay was warm to the touch which is a little concerning. If it ever got too hot it may start to crack your finish. High-end marine epoxy etc. may be more stable, but just be aware if you ever decide to try it.
I gave the blackened nut a wax too (I was going to make a waxing my nuts joke, but probably best not).
The neck all dressed up and ready to attach.
Neck, meet Body.
Assembled and ready for her strings and finer things. I decided to go with the riser plate for the bridge, it looked like it would be borderline too high but I wanted to give it a try first.
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