Unfinished guitar bodies

[CD]

I know some woods like Paduak don't require a finish but what about a wood like mahogany? I always thought a neck was finished because it would warp since there isn't a lot of wood there (thicknesswise). What would be the danger of having a guitar body unfinished?

 

[SkuttleFunk]

with most woods, it'll scratch quite easily - not to mention that it will be a dirt and grime magnet. whether a body can god unfinished depends a lot on the specific wood you refer to

all the best,

R

 

[-CB-]

I've said it before, but I once finished an alder (or poplar... who knows back then... it was whitish wood... coulda be poplar) in Kiwi Brown shoe polish.  And ya know what?  It did ok.

 

[jackthehack]

If I didn't already have too many projects I'd strip one of my test ash bodies and try the Kiwi....

 

[-CB-]

works on softer woods really well

god I hate to say that......

 

[jackthehack]

Do you go completely Airborne on the Kiwi finish and use melted Johnson paste wax for a finish coat like you would your Corcoran's????

 

[-CB-]

Nope, just a few coats of rubbed in Kiwi and a "Chicago spit shine"

 

[Phrygian]

This is why I love this forum

 

[JR]

you'll get splinters  :tard: