Thanks SonicMountain.

You be, my arms are still burning! I ended up with none of the karate skills as promised by Mr Miyagi either!

Thanks for the advice on the drop fill, makes complete sense to use something non porus now that you mention it. I'll come back to it like you said. I figure i'll start on shielding the cavities as well as installing the bridge posts and springs in the back. Hopefully by then the headstock will be ready to wet sand and polish and i can finally move onto the tru oil for the neck.