I am getting close to the point where i will be applying a finish to the guitar. A question - I intend to use tru oil as per the 'Well oiled with adamson' methold, but should i do the top or the back and sides first or both together or doesnrt it matter. Also, the neck is mahogany and is quite light. Do folk normally stain it dark before applying a finish?
Thanks
Steve
Re: Tru Oil
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 4:19 pm
by JLT
stevegullick wrote:Hi, me again!
I am getting close to the point where i will be applying a finish to the guitar. A question - I intend to use tru oil as per the 'Well oiled with adamson' methold, but should i do the top or the back and sides first or both together or doesnrt it matter.
It shouldn't matter. I alternate between the two, to give the oil on one part a little more time to dry while the oil on the other part is being applied.
As I've posted before, there's an excellent tutorial on YouTube about applying Tru-Oil:
I have started to finish theneck as per the 'well oiled with adamson' way. Incredibly impressed at te finish even after just one coat. I decided not to stsin the mahogany and I am glad I did, the tru oil brings out the depth of the grain beautifuly.
Re: Tru Oil
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 3:20 pm
by Zen
stevegullick wrote:I have started to finish theneck as per the 'well oiled with adamson' way. Incredibly impressed at te finish even after just one coat. I decided not to stsin the mahogany and I am glad I did, the tru oil brings out the depth of the grain beautifuly.
Tru oil is great and easy to apply. I also used it on a back and sides with rosewood and it looks amazing
But, on my current build I decided not to stain my mahogany neck and just went with 4 coats of wipe on poly for a change.
Now I'm sorry I didnt stain or use a different finish as the mahogony looks too light coloured for the Indian rosewood back and sides
Maybe its my imagination but I now think a darker shade would have been better.
I'm hoping I can find another way of darkening it now otherwise I will have to sand the neck finish all off again
Re: Tru Oil
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:12 pm
by stevegullick
I decided to leave it natural in the end. Looks ok. It IS light, but i quite like the contrast with the rosewood.
Re: Tru Oil
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:41 pm
by Zen
stevegullick wrote:I decided to leave it natural in the end. Looks ok. It IS light, but i quite like the contrast with the rosewood.
Thats what I was thinking as well. Maybe a bit more of a handbuilt look to it which is, after all what it is, and not a factory cnc job.