Hi.
Am working on my 3rd neck. Have left the previous two poplar necks unfinished. But the current neck is oak and I thought it might do well with some kind of finish.
My first thought was a 50-50 mix of mineral spirits and tung oil followed by a second coat of straight tung.
Bearing in mind that I have little woodworking experience; what finishes work best for CBG?
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Forgive ignorance, please. "Grain filling?"
And I would like some more detail on "shellac".
What I'm looking for is a finish that's relatively transparent and relatively durable yet still highlights the wood. All I know about woodworking is the little I've picked up since starting CBG, which is to say, "Not much."
Love shellac. It creates a warm look to the wood. I also rub on stains
Thank you
Hi Mark, I think a quick to apply finish is Tru-Oil gunstock finish. Very durable and not effected by hand moisture etc. It is easily hand rubbed on and gives a silky smooth feel. I often remove lacquer from necks and apply this at the request of guitarists, due to the slick fast action it provides.
Shellac is available in premixed containers or as packets of flakes to be mixed as required. It does not have a long shelf life when mixed. Colours are normally Blond or Orange. Its not real cheap to buy the flakes but it goes a long, long way when mixed.
I use shellac as a French polish, padded on, a long laborious procedure to get a decent build of thickness. But on necks I just use it to bring out the grain and seal the timber then hit it with a wax finish, even Tru-oil.
I don't worry about trying to fill the grain on a simple 3- 4 string CBG. In the guitar manufacturing world makers don't even fill the back and sides grain on guitars costing many thousands of dollars. Latest fashion.
Taff
Thank you for the info. Was looking forward to your response.
I used Tru-oil on some scrap. Nice. Thinking now that stuff may be my "go-to".
Hi if you wanted to go down the grain fill path then a simple system I use is Shellac and sawdust. Make some dust from the timber you are using, I put mine in one of those small spice shaker jars. Then sprinkle it on the neck, then with a small pad ball of cloth moisten the ball with Shellac and rub in circular action to rub the dust into the pours of the grain.
Taff
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