Thank you Roman! That is some great information, very detailed in the How-To.
I may take a simpler approach and do light coats, sand, buff... and see how it comes out. this pine is so white I don't think I'll see all of the things that you did on the rosewood, which BTW look incredible!
I drilled the pickup plate a few minutes ago and before I did I decided to fit the new Tonerider in an see how things felt.
Well I'll be darned!!!! The pickup I first used, an old MIM form the parts box, had a bigger base then the Tonerider and any other quality Tele pup, I'm sure.
This allowed me to close about half of the gap between the Plate and the PG.
Now when I stagger the cups for the bridge I should be able to intonate precisely.
Measure more than twice then drill!!!!