With a Danish oil finish, will "natural" color stain first enhance anything?

[arc]

Hi all,
Its time to finish my first guitar.......My warmoth neck is GORGEOUS and the rest of the project is going great.  I'd like to finish with Danish oil and then beeswax cause it seems to be a fairly amateur-friendly finish.  I'm wondering of first staining with a natural color stain will enhance the grain at all.  And if so, when in the finishing sequence should it be applied? Also, what is the best way to achieve the shiniest finish with Danish oil?
Thanks!

 

[bagman67]

What kind of wood is your neck?  Whatever the answer to that is, bear in mind that some woods respond better to staining than others, and staining a neck and then topping it with Danish oil may not keep the stain from eventually wearing off on your hands, since Danish oil does not form a hard barrier.  Tru-Oil (which is not a true "oil" finish, but is instead a linseed oil/varnish mixture that DOES form a hard barrier) might give you something like what you're after, if you apply it lightly enough.

Bagman

 

[DangerousR6]

What kind of wood is your neck?  Whatever the answer to that is, bear in mind that some woods respond better to staining than others, and staining a neck and then topping it with Danish oil may not keep the stain from eventually wearing off on your hands, since Danish oil does not form a hard barrier.  Tru-Oil (which is not a true "oil" finish, but is instead a linseed oil/varnish mixture that DOES form a hard barrier) might give you something like what you're after, if you apply it lightly enough.

Bagman

Agreed, if your gonna stain, use the tru oil over the stain. Or if you're set on danish oil, use it by it's lonesome. Danish oil will enhance the grain of the wood all on it's own. but as Bagman says, danish isn't a hard finish...

 

[Cagey]

Neither is beeswax, for that matter. It's an attractive finish, but it's better for things that won't get touched like picture frames or other decorative/display pieces. It has no durability to speak of, and doesn't harden much.

 

[Eric Banjitar]

Rattle can nitro-cellulous finish is also fairly user friendly!