With the divots for the rivets carved out, it was time to polish the headstock and get the ferrules pressed in and the tuners installed. Here's a tip, in case you're ever drilling a blank headstock for new tuners. Size the holes for the ferrules so that they go in within any resistance, but not any wider. After the finish is on, there will be just enough finish in the hole that they will go in with clamping pressure but will be solidly seated. This is for press in bushings only, of course.
Waxing the screws with a little beeswax is also a good thing. (And no, it wouldn't have helped with the too small hole.) And if anyone knows what "clocking screws" means, (no
@Default, it's nothing to do with that!), you might be able to see an example of that here. (Patting myself on the back.)
And, aside from the nibs, here's another reason I like Rubners. Extra screws and an extra ferrule. Just in case. (Like if a screw breaks due to user error.)