Edison Chase
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Would prefer to have an unfinished neck and rub it down with gunstock oil when I get it, but I'm concerned with problems that might occur during shipping.. warping, etc.
First build, and not wishing to tempt fate.It will arrive just fine and you'll likely never have a problem with it.
Warmoth's warranty requires that a hard finish is applied, either by you or by us. People ignore this and apply oil finishes all the time, and as I said almost never have any issue. Just be aware that if by some twist (pun intended) of fate you run into a problem, you'll have no warranty protection.
Then you should apply a hard finish.First build, and not wishing to tempt fate.
I usually do about 5 on my necks, but I am a rebel.I've used wipe-on poly successfully if you don't want to go the tru-oil route, though while not meeting the warranty, in over 25 years of doing this, I never had tru-oil fail me. That said, I apply over 25 thin coats of tru-oil to the neck. It's a project. And it takes about two months to fully harden after the last coat. For the poly, I'd say about a month. Probably, 10 thin coats.
@aarontunesI'll second @Rick 's suggestion that there are plenty of woods that don't need a finish. Roasted maple seems pretty popular, and two of my favorites are canary and wenge.
Done that many times.Yep. And you can confirm by going over to the warmoth website. Try building a neck over there.
From what I am divining from your inquiries is that you would be better off just getting a finished neck.Done that many times.
Nowhere is my question answered in that process.
Does roasted maple require any clear coating in order to maintain the Warmoth warranty ?From what I am divining from your inquiries is that you would be better off just getting a finished neck.