Welp, I thought I might be assembling today, but then I went and mucked up the finish on the back while I was cutting and polishing. Bit of moisture in the string through holes led to a slight swell and cut through.

Sigh, totally my fault and one of many I've made tried to finish this godforsaken thing. Anyway, its not too bad, I'm just going to give myself a couple of fresh coats on the back so I can blend the repair edge in on the edges of the body.. so maybe assembly next weekend.

Super annoying but not the end of the world.

I tired a gloss finish on the face of the headstock, but I didn't really like it with the satin, so the whole things is satin now.

I'm very happy with how its come up. I've just done one pass levelling and dressing, mostly to get the poly off. It will need another pass before assembly but so far so good, happy enough for my first ever complete neck build anyway.