Jataomm's Discussions (3)

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finishes for necks

What finishes do people use on necks (or wooden boxes for that matter)? I have some Danish oil which I used on another project some years ago and was thinking of going with that, but I presume others here will know what does or does not work well.

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Mistakes and things to avoid

It strikes me that a useful thread would be examples of things people have done whihc don't work, go wrong or whatever. Well, we're supposed to learn from our mistakes but learning from other people's mistakes is so much better... Here's my starter:

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Body size fun

So, I got started on my cbg today: begining with making the box. I had some poplar for the sides and ply for top and bottom. I just had a guess at size and thought "oh, 12" by 18" seems like a good size... Now, if I want a scale length on 25.5" I ne

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