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I do think the epoxy works but probably favours a commercial environment as a time saver.
I have used Z-poxy on cocobolo as it was recommended as it stops the red elements merging out the grain pattern so keeps it more defined also the amber tint in that enhances that type of wood. I was talking to Ken Parker at a guitar show last year and he thinks the West System is French Polish for the modern luthier LOL but he is Ken Parker.
I think you have made the right decision and the results speak for themselves keeping it old school on a personal instrument when you are not running against the clock gives a whole lot of satisfaction and as you say that glow.
thanks for sharing the journey look forward to more progress
Thank you - I'm sure I could have made the epoxy work, and would have got there quicker, with a glass-smooth surface, but it didn't feel like the right thing to do (for me, at the time). Despite the apparent tedium of the French Polishing process, I actually find it quite enjoyable and, as you say, immensely satisfying to see the finish develop.
I'd completely missed that this had gone from "thinking of building" to "actually building"
I don't think you need to worry about the sound. My only acoustic-building effort was replacing the top on a fairly cheap 12-string that was folding up and couldn't be tuned to standard pitch anymore. I purposely erred on the side of over-engineering for my new top because I wanted to make sure it fixed the problem but even then it sounds better than the original guitar did. You look to have done a much better job than I did so I'm sure yours will sound superb.