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Resurrecting this thread. Wow it's been 2 1/2 years.

So my project is complete. Here are some in process pics.

Nasty sand thru. Couldn't get the front clean like the back and sides. I did like the look of the black grain. Was going to do a burst but...

Neck stripped. I had to do a little sanding to get the red/brown out.

I was actually able to fix some of the sand thru. I used a razor blade to cut "grain" into the wood, hit it with some black stain, and sanded it back down. There were two really bad spots that wouldn't turn out. So, a different burst pattern was in mind....

Neck all taped up ready for clear.

Here is the burst I settled on. I really didn't like it so I decided to just paint the top all black. I really liked how the grain stood out thru the paint.

Here is the paint and clear I used. I picked this paint because I had already planned on using a polyurethane clear. I had heard that the base coat should be the same type as the top coat.

Here she is all done. You can barely see the clear pickguard in this pic.

A hint of grain still shows thru. The more paint and clear I added the more it hid the grain. I should have done a couple less coats of each.

Little piece of Rosewood? on the heel. It was covered up with black when I got it.

The neck came out nice and smooth.

I changed the shape of the soundport and this is a pic of inside thru the port. The small hole there is from someone who tried to mount a strap button. Notice the black that bled thru to the inside. I am thinking this guitar was refinished at some point after the hole was made. Anyhow, it looks better now than it did when I got it. When I had it all apart I did look closer at the leaf inside. Turns out to be just a sticker.

So all in all I like how it turned out. Not how I originally planned but still nice.