Protection afforded by remnants of sanded varnish

[monchavo]

I appreciate this may be a "how long is a piece of string" argument to a certain extent, but I'd appreciate the widsom of those more practiced than I.

I have a raw maple with maccasar ebony board tele neck thats been installed for a year. So far, no issues. The guitar sits in a large, airy London townhouse where the temperature fluctuates little and humidity is low. The neck plays fine and is straight. I hit upon the novel idea of adding a layer of protection by varnishing the neck and then sanding most of it off again a few weeks later. Is the residual varnish and oils that are deposited in the wood considered a legitimate/useful method of protection? I am not enormously enamoured of the idea of oiling the neck. 

cheers!

 

[pabloman]

I think Tru Oil would be more beneficial in this situation. Just a few light coats would be all you need. It'll penetrate the wood a bit and can be sanded back to whatever sheen/texture you like. It's a polymer finish not really an oil finish.