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"Building guitars is nothing compared to building your own character."
Yes, you are right, be it good or bad!
It's nice to see how different people approach the same problem. I have found better ways to do things by reading how others do them. I might be able to think of a way, but not necessarily the best way to do things.

I generally grab a fine file to level shell side marker dots before doing the final sanding on the neck, but an emory board or a hard backed sanding block will work too. I don't like setting the dots below the level of the wood and filling over them, but some have good success with that method.

When I wasn't sure how to adhere the 220 to the stick of maple I used, I almost started a thread. But then I though, "Nah. I'll just use my Super 77," and it worked like a charm.

<That was meant in fun>

The sanding block worked perfectly. And yes, a little embarrassed that I didn't think of it immediately, but not that I started a thread on a luthiers forum to get a quick and effective solution to a problem.

Indeed. Even just to answer the question for someone else as well....