Walnut Body Natural Finish
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Pure Tung oil. That's all you need.
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:doh:=CB= said:
I think it's been said many a time. You+Drambuie+Posting=Disaster.
that doesn't look like walnut at all. she said it was "dark walnut" stain which is a color - used on some 335's i think that are pretty popular. But that looks like all mahogany don't it? It's a gorgeous body.
As for the walnut - I saw this strat and fell in love with the look.
http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=6971.0
It was done in linseed oil, so that's what I'm putting on my walnut thinline now (applying the second coat later tonight! :headbang
I have to say it just looks like chocolate and it's gorgeous. From what I've seen - I could be wrong - the linseed oil darkens the wood a bit more. That strat and my body both look more chocolate brown than anything i've seen finished in tung oil. It seems to me like the stuff finished in tung oil gets more of a reddish brown look to it. I know linseed oil is supposed to darken with age, which is something I wanted, whereas tung oil doesn't. I've been told by some woodworkers that walnut also get's lighter with age, and I didn't want that so it was another factor in my choosing the linseed oil.
As for the walnut - I saw this strat and fell in love with the look.
http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=6971.0
It was done in linseed oil, so that's what I'm putting on my walnut thinline now (applying the second coat later tonight! :headbang
I have to say it just looks like chocolate and it's gorgeous. From what I've seen - I could be wrong - the linseed oil darkens the wood a bit more. That strat and my body both look more chocolate brown than anything i've seen finished in tung oil. It seems to me like the stuff finished in tung oil gets more of a reddish brown look to it. I know linseed oil is supposed to darken with age, which is something I wanted, whereas tung oil doesn't. I've been told by some woodworkers that walnut also get's lighter with age, and I didn't want that so it was another factor in my choosing the linseed oil.
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Almost finished the body. I used Birchwood Casey TruOil. I've read some places recommend lemon oil as a bit of a hardener. Anyone done this with the birchwood casey product? I'm going to have matte finish when I'm done, from what I've read it sounds like a good idea to use some lemon oil after, I just don't want to mess up all of the work I've done...
It wasn't Walnut, but for my alder body, I used Tru Oil. I just rubbed it down to an even matte all across the body, then used Birchwood Casey Wax over the entire thing. Sort of a nice sheen. Not a mirror finish. Don't look like it's gooped in gloss.
Also, if you want protection from hard things, Tru Oil was the WRONG choice. Any type of oil was the WRONG choice. I like small dings, belt scratches. It's up to you.
As for lemon oil, I've never heard of it used as a hardener. If you really wanted to get deep into it, ernieball forums are a good place to go. If I remember correctly, a majority of the musicman guitars are made with tru-oil necks, and some of those guys seem to understand the stuff alot.
Also, if you want protection from hard things, Tru Oil was the WRONG choice. Any type of oil was the WRONG choice. I like small dings, belt scratches. It's up to you.
As for lemon oil, I've never heard of it used as a hardener. If you really wanted to get deep into it, ernieball forums are a good place to go. If I remember correctly, a majority of the musicman guitars are made with tru-oil necks, and some of those guys seem to understand the stuff alot.
Nah, not worried about dings. The finish I have can be touched up and whatnot. Some marks will add character. It'll look like my guitar had seen sh*% happen... I just thought it just sounded like it was part of the process; using lemon oil as the last step. After each coat of the Birchwood truoil I used steel wool then a tack cloth and it looked pretty awesome.
