I have been inspired by some of the lovely Tru-oiled "natural" finished strats on this forum, and decided to do something similar.
Kit ordered, and now begins the waiting game. Went with a black pickguard.

I've never worked with an ash body before - any tips from the experts? I know I should use timbermate, not sure what colour, but I want to go with a dark stain (rosewood?) to match the fretboard. Also don't know how much to sand before applying timbermate.

While I wait, I gotta blow the cobwebs off my first build diary and add in the final pictures!