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Thanks for all the tips, they make a lot of sense. I've found out the hard way that patience is my friend as I work my way through lots of rookie mistakes. I'm very close to final sanding of the stock and pleased with the work so far. Not perfect by any means but close to what I had in mind when I started out.

A friend who does professional woodworking and cabinetmaking has offered to do the finish and I believe I'll take him up on it, as this seems that this is the most mystical part of the stockwork.

I checked the checkering yesterday and found the diamonds surprisingly sharp. I'll need to examine it under magnification to determine whether to refinish the pattern. We'll see.