Wenge Baritone Neck Disappointment 😢

[Spud]

I always experiment with exotic woods before buying a neck or body. Bought a Wenge board from Rockler and it was definitely as you describe right from the store. I started sanding at 320, all the way up to 3000 with Super Assilex and Buflex and Man it is like glass. You can obviously still see the open grain, but not feel it. I like highly burnished necks with no finish, and this definitely doesn't need a finish. A little work and you will love it, it's for sure on my list for a future build.

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Oh baloney ya don't either

 

[casper100]

Speaking of Wenge….

I just finished an end grain cutting board that’s mostly Wenge and white Wenge (which isn’t related to Wenge at all, just has a similar grain).
Also has maple, walnut, cherry, blood wood, tiger wood, Peruvian walnut and olive.

Basically I took all the leftover bits from other projects and glued them into a jumbled mess, lol.