I did the pore fill last night (supplies courtesy of Freeman), which gave the mahogany a nice deep color. Unfortunately I didn't get all the excess wiped off as well as I would have liked, so I ended up doing some sanding to get a more even appearance.
I sanded to 400 and the result is pretty nice. Sort of a high contrast light/dark grain pattern. The overall impression is darker than the bare wood was, and lighter than before I sanded off the excess pore filler. There are still some spots that soaked up the pore filler aggressively that wound up darker than the rest. Ah, well... wabi sabi.
I think I'll skip staining the body and neck and keep it the color it is now.
-A
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