Recent content by Wraithwrider

Ahh, from back in May this year.

I’m talking the fretboard here It’s the toughness and durability of Tru oil on a maple fretboard that I have read concerns about, not any sort of warping or ‘going South’. I’ve finished the rear of 4 or 5 necks with Tru Oil and been very happy with the results but Osmo is a great product and...

I’m having the same questions in my head. I’ve used Tru Oil successfully for necks but not fretboards. I’ve also used Osmo Poly X gloss on a body and headstock and it has gone well. I now have a quarter sawn maple P bass neck in progress, both neck and fretboard. I’m thinking of using the Poly...

Fair play. I was thinking Poly but that was a while ago. Having done a ton of research I’ve decided to stick with Tru Oil but use a different technique.

Because I enjoy the process and it does the job well.

I’ve ordered my body. It’s being processed. Roasted maple chambered with a bubinga top. I’m going to use Tru Oil for the body and the neck. I’ll seal and fill before many coats finishing with thinned Tru Oil and wax. It’ll be a long process. I’m looking for a gloss finish. I’ve a Lollar pickup...

Hello all and greetings. I’m new here, a bassist from the UK. I built a Warmoth P quite a few years back and if memory serves correctly I used tung oil to finish a black korina body. I wasn’t entirely happy with the result and I’d like a harder and glossier finish for my new project. I’ve...