just finished this build yesterday and I posted a video in the video demo section.
Apologies I never did a full build diary but will describe what I've done.
I sanded to about 240 grit and applied ebony Timbermate. Sanded to about 320 grit and applied a combination of Dingotone Bushfire sunset and Uluru red. 3 coats of poly clear coat and polished.
Headstock veneer is blackheart sassafras and DB cut me a 7 string bone nut. The stock plastic nut wouldn't have worked the outside strings low B and high E were too close to the edge of the fingerboard.
Here's some finished daylight pics