I am only in the initial sanding stage so nothing really to show yet. Love the Ash and will be going with some form of natural finish - perhaps something akin to what the body looks like when wiped down with a wet rag (i.e. "If you've got it, flaunt it"). I do have some questions:

1. Seem to have the remnants of what looks like an orange fluro pen mark on the back of the body that goes a long way into the timber. Sanding hasn't removed it. What can I use that won't have any permanent side effects - would methylated spirits work and not leave a residue that might impact a subsequent DingoTone finish ?

2. There are some deep pock marks on the body horns from the cutter/router. I have sanded a long way removing most marks but some go quite deep and I don't really want to take that much timber off. Is there any effective way to fill these without creating something that will either fall out or absorb stain to a noticeably different degree ?

3. I was originally going with Nullarbor Ochre DT but from the few pics I've seen on the forum I was beginning to wonder if Colourless DT would be the better option to get something akin to the wetted timber look, not mask the tonal variation of the grain, and to go better with the red scratch plate. Any comments on this ?