Author Topic: Bare wood neck (Read 3854 times)

The Sorbz · « **on:** November 05, 2006, 11:38:05 AM »

I have a Kramer neck for a bitsa guitar and I want to sand the back of the neck down to bare wood - My question is can I sand it as smooth as I can, put something like lemon oil on it and leave it or do I need some kind of sealer or finisher. I really want it bare and to age nicely. btw it has a rosewood board.
Ta,
jim

MDV · « **Reply #1 on:** November 05, 2006, 11:59:13 AM »

Lemon oil is a cleaner.

You need a sealer. Tung oils pretty good, tru oil seems to be the best by reputation, but I havent used it.

Canadian Steve · « **Reply #2 on:** November 05, 2006, 04:24:32 PM »

I did it to my neck on my Fender Strat last year by first using a stripper like Nitro Mors (you should mask your rosewood fretboard with masking tape), leave it for a while then lightly take the finish off with a scr@per. I then used very light sand paper -1000 or 2000 grit- to give a smooth, bare finish. Then I sealed it with Tru-Oil about 5 or 6 times, leaving to dry well between each application. Then I finished it off by using wax.

WezV · « **Reply #3 on:** November 05, 2006, 08:40:35 PM »

Danish oil & briwax makes a good finish and is a damn sight easier to find than tru-oil!

Canadian Steve · « **Reply #4 on:** November 05, 2006, 11:20:03 PM »

Tru Oil isn't that hard to find, you can get it easily on Ebay or check a hunting/tackle shop. :)

ToneMonkey · « **Reply #5 on:** November 06, 2006, 11:42:31 AM »

The general concenss over at projectguitar.com is that you shouldn't keep it completely bare and open to the environment. It should have something like the wax or oil suggested. However, I've had a nearly built neck sitting around with no finish on it. In about 18 months, I can't see any noticable warping, and it's even kept in a room where the window is nearly always open so the temperature and humidity changes a fair bit.