Looks good from here BK. More importantly, are you pleased with results? Often when at the end of a project, I find myself thinking next time I'll change this or that...keeps the fire burning, I suppose.
Thanks for the remarks, guys.
On the sound: Very impressed, especially after the first ~10hrs of use. I've been cycling through my reference material that I know well and these are doing quite well. Andres Segovia, Neal Young Unplugged, Norah Jones Come Away With Me, Rebecca Pidgeon. The LGKs nail it. Not fatiguing at all and wonderful for their near field design purpose.
On the finish: Was going for a lower sheen and a more natural look, but I'll take what I can get and I'm thrilled with the final outcome. Might have filled the grain given my buildup of coats. The roundovers turned out fantastic and the veneer thankfully behaved itself. I obsessed too much on the finish coats and little imperfections, and ended up creating little problems trying to fix other little problems. Need to use finer grades of sandpaper next time and sand less between coats. Was targeting a 10/10 on the cosmetics and I think I achieved a 9.5/10 and the best I could do at my current skill level. Will try the wipe on technique next time and budget more time for the finish - was getting really impatient to finally hear these things after many months!
Great deal of satisfaction to finally sit back and enjoy the fruits of my labor and have something that I can be proud of. That's why we all love DIY. Thanks to Danny and Ben for making it all possible, and PeterJ for the finish advice.
BK
