I got the Telecaster neck fretted and finsihed carving it.  One coat of varnish reveals this beautiful flame figure.

I wasn't thrilled with how the front turned out.  The grain was "out of focus".  So I sanded the front down to bare wood and started over.  Much better now.  No matter how I photogaph it, its really difficult to photograph well.

Now, I just need to save some more pennies for the hardware...