Ah right. Yeah I really haven't noticed any splintering/tear out issues with this except where I was a bit aggressive in removal of the fretboard. I've actually found it quite nice to work with.

I have one more really nice clean piece that I was planning on using. It is reasonably heavy, but the fretboard is pretty small so that's not a big consideration for this application. For a body I can see it being an issue.

I kinda like the idea of continuing with it as it makes it an entirely aussie timber build. Will probably look for something a bit more interesting for the next one.