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| Author: | djmrozinski [ Sun May 23, 2010 8:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Ebony Peghead veneer w/inlay, How do you finish? |
Getting close to completing the first guitar. I have a peghead with ebony peghead veneer and a simple inlay set. Do I just finish over the inlay and the peghead with my top finish or do I need to seal the inlay. I am going to use Tru-oil for the finish. Second question, on an ebony fretboard, should that receive some finish or just sand and buff out?? Sorry for the simple questions Thanks Dave |
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| Author: | JohnAbercrombie [ Sun May 23, 2010 1:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ebony Peghead veneer w/inlay, How do you finish? |
djmrozinski wrote: Getting close to completing the first guitar. I have a peghead with ebony peghead veneer and a simple inlay set. Do I just finish over the inlay and the peghead with my top finish or do I need to seal the inlay. I am going to use Tru-oil for the finish. Dave- Congrats on getting close to completing your first.! I think Tru-Oil is usually applied as a pretty 'thin' finish, so you want to make sure you have a nice flat surface (so check around your inlays with a good light, and try to blow out any dust..) As long as the surface is good and smooth, it should look great under finish-ebony is one of the best woods in this respect, I've found. CA or epoxy can be good for filling in small defects. (Headstocks are quite busy places with tuners , strings, etc so some small defects near the tuners will be hidden...) djmrozinski wrote: Second question, on an ebony fretboard, should that receive some finish or just sand and buff out?? A good sanding job (to 320 grit?) before fretting does it for me, then just fingerboard 'oil' after the fret work is complete. A 'shoeshine' with a soft rag before stringing up gets rid of excess oil. Be careful with buffing, as you can round over the fingerboard edges between frets (not good) if you are over-enthusiastic or have a quick cutting compound on the buffer. Ebony is a great wood-except for the 'coal miner look' you can get when sanding! Cheers John |
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| Author: | old man [ Sun May 23, 2010 9:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ebony Peghead veneer w/inlay, How do you finish? |
I finish with tru-oil over shellac on all my guitars, except for the ebony bridge, FB, and peghead; on these parts I use stewmac fretboard oil and buff. Ron |
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| Author: | Mattia Valente [ Mon May 24, 2010 6:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ebony Peghead veneer w/inlay, How do you finish? |
Peghead gets the same finish as the rest of the guitar, as a rule, fingerboard and bridge get buffed but are left unfinished. |
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