Four coats of tobacco brown on the back. The alder isn't taking it all that well and it's nowhere near as dark as I was hoping. I ordered the stain when I originally ordered the TL kit which has an ash body. I knew the alder wouldn't work out the same but figured I'd go for it anyway. Still got half a bottle of stain left so hoping it'll darken a bit more, and the clear coats should deepen it a bit. It's not horrible, just not what I had pictured in my mind.
There's what looks like a glue mark at the neck join area, but it'll be hidden so I'm not overly concerned about that. Didn't take enough care to check for glue around the binding and there's one I missed on the horn but it's on the underside and not visible when playing so hopefully won't bother me too much. Not sure I could fix that up at this stage without ending up making it look worse.
The edges are a bit blotchy in spots but it's getting better with each coat I apply as I'm starting to saturate those areas.
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