Walnut overload - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-28T11:32:11Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/walnut-overload?groupUrl=class101&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI did the filler bit with the…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-02-17:2592684:Comment:34457872020-02-17T00:36:14.163Z3 Chord Ziggyhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BruceSiegmund
<p>I did the filler bit with the shellac and even added some sawdust. I think it would work the same way as with the oil. I rushed it, I'm pretty sure, because I didn't get everything filled all the way..."Patience is a virtue, possess it if you can. It's seldom found in women, and never in a man." --Mom. Anyway, at the moment I'm kind of enamored with the shellac and the impatient French Polish job. Nice thing with the shellac, though, is that I can sand her back down and push more dust…</p>
<p>I did the filler bit with the shellac and even added some sawdust. I think it would work the same way as with the oil. I rushed it, I'm pretty sure, because I didn't get everything filled all the way..."Patience is a virtue, possess it if you can. It's seldom found in women, and never in a man." --Mom. Anyway, at the moment I'm kind of enamored with the shellac and the impatient French Polish job. Nice thing with the shellac, though, is that I can sand her back down and push more dust into the cells. Thanks for the input!</p> Oil finish on all my builds d…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-02-16:2592684:Comment:34454822020-02-16T23:26:25.009ZBen Ridgewayhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BenRidgeway
Oil finish on all my builds due to allergies<br />
The more coats the harder your surface<br />
If I'm working with a porous wood and need some filler I do a 120 grit sand and put on a couple coats of oil, then do my finish sanding and re-oil<br />
It's a labor of love and a love for the labor
Oil finish on all my builds due to allergies<br />
The more coats the harder your surface<br />
If I'm working with a porous wood and need some filler I do a 120 grit sand and put on a couple coats of oil, then do my finish sanding and re-oil<br />
It's a labor of love and a love for the labor Cool, what I needed to know. …tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-02-16:2592684:Comment:34456342020-02-16T22:34:26.750Z3 Chord Ziggyhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BruceSiegmund
<p>Cool, what I needed to know. I suspected that the furniture polish had elements that might not be desirable. I'm a scientist by trade, but I'm retired and really don't feel up to running organic chemistry experiments! I think we'll go with the commercial stuff. Thanks, man, appreciate it!</p>
<p>Cool, what I needed to know. I suspected that the furniture polish had elements that might not be desirable. I'm a scientist by trade, but I'm retired and really don't feel up to running organic chemistry experiments! I think we'll go with the commercial stuff. Thanks, man, appreciate it!</p> We make our own fretboard tre…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-02-16:2592684:Comment:34455522020-02-16T20:50:38.314ZChickenboneJohnhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ChickenboneJohn
<p>We make our own fretboard treatments - a pure food grade mineral oil with essential lemon oil, and also a fretboard cleaner and conditioner with oil of Atlas Cedar. Don't use furniture polish as it usually has stuff you don't want such as silicone in it - the commercially available fretboard oil by Dunlop etc is fine, but as we make so many guitars, we prefer to make our own fretboard treatment and make it available too the public rather than buy it in.</p>
<p>We make our own fretboard treatments - a pure food grade mineral oil with essential lemon oil, and also a fretboard cleaner and conditioner with oil of Atlas Cedar. Don't use furniture polish as it usually has stuff you don't want such as silicone in it - the commercially available fretboard oil by Dunlop etc is fine, but as we make so many guitars, we prefer to make our own fretboard treatment and make it available too the public rather than buy it in.</p> Thanks for the info. Question…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-02-16:2592684:Comment:34455892020-02-16T14:29:39.956Z3 Chord Ziggyhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BruceSiegmund
<p>Thanks for the info. Question: what are you using for lemon oil? Furniture polish stuff? Pure lemon essential oil? Specialized fretboard treatment stuff (eg: Dunlop)? Your own concoction? The Intergoogle is full of conflicting info (surprising, I know), so would appreciate some first-hand input. thx</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. Question: what are you using for lemon oil? Furniture polish stuff? Pure lemon essential oil? Specialized fretboard treatment stuff (eg: Dunlop)? Your own concoction? The Intergoogle is full of conflicting info (surprising, I know), so would appreciate some first-hand input. thx</p> We use black walnut all the…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-02-15:2592684:Comment:34452482020-02-15T21:10:48.548ZChickenboneJohnhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ChickenboneJohn
<p>We use black walnut all the time as fretboards (when I say all the time, I mean hundreds and hundreds of them) and it's absolutely fine. It does not need a finish, just a light application of lemon oil or similar fretboard treatment. Don't put lacquer, shellac ,TrueOil, Danish Oil, tung oil or anything like that on it, just lemon oil will do the job.</p>
<p>We use black walnut all the time as fretboards (when I say all the time, I mean hundreds and hundreds of them) and it's absolutely fine. It does not need a finish, just a light application of lemon oil or similar fretboard treatment. Don't put lacquer, shellac ,TrueOil, Danish Oil, tung oil or anything like that on it, just lemon oil will do the job.</p> Note response to Matt above. …tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-02-14:2592684:Comment:34449992020-02-14T13:33:41.864Z3 Chord Ziggyhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BruceSiegmund
<p>Note response to Matt above. The sewing machine oil worked nicely. And, yeah, we've somehow started on restoring old sewing machines, so we have about a gallon of the stuff lying around!</p>
<p>Note response to Matt above. The sewing machine oil worked nicely. And, yeah, we've somehow started on restoring old sewing machines, so we have about a gallon of the stuff lying around!</p> You're referring to the oil o…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-02-14:2592684:Comment:34451082020-02-14T13:32:03.503Z3 Chord Ziggyhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BruceSiegmund
<p>You're referring to the oil or the lanolin? I'm guessing the oil....</p>
<p>You're referring to the oil or the lanolin? I'm guessing the oil....</p> Yeah, I looked hard at the Tr…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-02-14:2592684:Comment:34449972020-02-14T13:31:24.887Z3 Chord Ziggyhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BruceSiegmund
<p>Yeah, I looked hard at the Tru-Oil. Seems easy to work with, relatively non-toxic, and easy to find, which is one of the crucial elements here in the middle of nowhere! I may still experiment with that. Right now this is all a "discovery learning" exercise.</p>
<p>Since I started this thread, I've taken the plunge and gone with the white oil on the fretboard. It's a bit dull, but it's walnut and I haven't buffed it or anything. Over-oiling is not a good thing, I realize, but I may dab a…</p>
<p>Yeah, I looked hard at the Tru-Oil. Seems easy to work with, relatively non-toxic, and easy to find, which is one of the crucial elements here in the middle of nowhere! I may still experiment with that. Right now this is all a "discovery learning" exercise.</p>
<p>Since I started this thread, I've taken the plunge and gone with the white oil on the fretboard. It's a bit dull, but it's walnut and I haven't buffed it or anything. Over-oiling is not a good thing, I realize, but I may dab a bit more on and give it a good polish, as you suggest.</p>
<p>Also did the shellac trip on the rest of the neck. Washcoat, slurry fill, about 20 French Polish rounds. Given that I have no idea whatsoever of what the heck I'm doing, I'm astonished at the shellac finish. It's gorgeous. Found a few streaks left by the pad (it was the pad, not me...:)...) and just ran a pad lightly-wetted w/ alcohol over it, they came right out. It's astonishing. And beats trying to set up a spray booth in a tiny, unheated shop when it's 6 degrees outside!</p>
<p>Thanks for the tip!</p> They ALL work... Purists wil…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-02-14:2592684:Comment:34448442020-02-14T07:02:39.407ZJohn Sawyerhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JohnSawyer
<p>They ALL work... Purists will say to use Lemon oil, but any drying oil will be fine, as will be shellac... Wipe it on thin, wipe off the frets...</p>
<p>It's all good.</p>
<p>They ALL work... Purists will say to use Lemon oil, but any drying oil will be fine, as will be shellac... Wipe it on thin, wipe off the frets...</p>
<p>It's all good.</p>