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It is a beaut, and that's lighter than any of my one piece ashes.
May I suggest practicing on scrap with the grain filler? If you can't find cheap ash, oak will be close enough to work on technique.
Oh, BTW. I just looked at my half pint of Bartley's "Light" and it says "for oak.....
mahogany". Doesn't say ash. You may find the "Light" is too dark for your use. Check and see if you can get a Bartley's clear; I think such a thing exists, I've been meaning to re-check. I use this Bartley's Light on Mahogany and Walnut, and for the moment Pore-O-Pac for ash, altho I am not 100 percent happy with the Pore-O-Pac.
Now that you have lined up such a beautiful body, you might use a clear shellac until you get a full idea of the body's appearance with finish. You can add in the tone, whether Behlen's Jet Spray or Stew Mac, later as opposed to using a dark shellac early on.
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