I agree, the black paint works really well. I'm glad I didn't flatten the grain completely, so you can still see the wood pattern clearly when the lighting is right

Thank you!

A couple of months I would say. I stopped a lot to figure out how to do things right. Now I think I could do it in under a month. I also freehanded quite a few things, like neck profile, that I'd use jigs for if I was to build another one.

Thank you!