Tonar8352
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Both Hanna and riverbluff want hand rubbed oil finish on the back of their Lester's necks. Hanna's is Mahogany and Bill's is Birdseye so this is a good comparison on how they will look and how I will treat the Mahogany differently because of the open grain.
Here is the Mahogany raw with the headstock only lacquered, you can see the gloss finish on the headstock clearly. The urine sample is not a urine sample but an even part blend of boiled linseed oil and paint thinner.
Here it is with the oil freshly applied.
I do Mahogany differently by starting with 600 wet/dry and sand the wood when the oil is still wet and that will begin to fill the grain when the saw dust mixes with the oil. Here it is after it has been sanded.
Here are the two necks side by side. The maple has been sanded with 2000 grit and has a couple coats of oil on, then polish on the arbor and it already looks like glass. It will be interesting to see how much shine and how smooth I can get the Mahogany.
Here is the Mahogany raw with the headstock only lacquered, you can see the gloss finish on the headstock clearly. The urine sample is not a urine sample but an even part blend of boiled linseed oil and paint thinner.
Here it is with the oil freshly applied.
I do Mahogany differently by starting with 600 wet/dry and sand the wood when the oil is still wet and that will begin to fill the grain when the saw dust mixes with the oil. Here it is after it has been sanded.
Here are the two necks side by side. The maple has been sanded with 2000 grit and has a couple coats of oil on, then polish on the arbor and it already looks like glass. It will be interesting to see how much shine and how smooth I can get the Mahogany.