jim232777
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Hi all,
So I'm planning on a mahogany thinline with swamp ash top, paired with a roasted maple neck/rosewood fretboard. Don't have a good place to spray, and I'm a beginner anyway, so was planning on Tru Oil or similar on the body (possibly leave neck completely unfinished, or a light oil finish). I want the mahogany to be more on the brown side, and searching the gallery for mahogany I find several designated Tru Oil, clear, etc. Many are brown like I like, but a few are distinctly reddish. Is this something controled by the finish, or did the piece of wood determine it? A reddish tinted darker brown would be fine, but don't want the light, almost orange color of some mahogany finishes.
Any thoughts are appreciated.
So I'm planning on a mahogany thinline with swamp ash top, paired with a roasted maple neck/rosewood fretboard. Don't have a good place to spray, and I'm a beginner anyway, so was planning on Tru Oil or similar on the body (possibly leave neck completely unfinished, or a light oil finish). I want the mahogany to be more on the brown side, and searching the gallery for mahogany I find several designated Tru Oil, clear, etc. Many are brown like I like, but a few are distinctly reddish. Is this something controled by the finish, or did the piece of wood determine it? A reddish tinted darker brown would be fine, but don't want the light, almost orange color of some mahogany finishes.
Any thoughts are appreciated.