Tru-oil pix

[deadedith]

The poly will give a very nice finish as well, BUT is a real big pita to repair or remove.

[rgogo65]

The tru-oil bottle went south on me, so if I decide to retry, I'll have to buy more.

Poke a very small hole in the sealing foil under the cap, don't allow to stand uncapped and store tightly capped upside down and it won't crust over.
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Ray

[Tarhead]

I've had great luck with TO. Coffee filters are definitely the best way I've found to hand apply it. Using a piece of cotton Tee Shirt pulled and glommed it up. Direct sun exposure gives me the fastest and hardest curing. I can get a new coat on every 2 hours with ~30 minutes of full sun per coat. My first try was in a cold garage shop and I had to wait a long time for curing. After a week it was softer than I wanted.
Here's my latest application of TO directly to Curly Maple. Nice light amber:

[deadedith]

That really looks good!
One of you guys who has a good method should put it in the tutorial section. The TO topic comes up often.

[moobox]

Would Tru-Oil be OK to finish a maple fingerboard?