Next bit of filing was crowning the frets. I used a triangular file from StewMac. Quite a bit more difficult than the levelling and hard to tell if I was getting it right. In the end, I erred on leaving too much on, rather than taking too much off. I guess I'll wait and see what it feels like to play.
This is the finished product after going over the frets with 400 grit sandpaper, 0000 steel wool and then metal polish for good measure.
I spent an afternoon/evening sanding the neck. I was really happy with the result and couldn't wait to hit it with the first stain of DT Mission Beach...
It came out quite... yellow. I wasn't really sure what to expect as I didn't find any clear examples on the forum of the mission beach neck colour - there's at least one now.
It doesn't show in the photos, but when viewed up close there's actually a green tinge, so it's more like a thai green curry. It's been curing for a couple of days now. I'll perhaps give it another stain coat on the weekend and see how it looks.
DT was surprisingly easy to work with. Smells good too.
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