Bubinga pommele as a fingerboard wood. Finish ideas? (pic inside)

Ziober · #1 08-09-2007, 08:03 AM

Hi!

I'm working on my ten-string tap instrument. As a fingerboard wood I'll use lovely piece of bubinga, but I don't know if it requires oiling and/or waxing (whole instrument will be oiled and waxed). Maybe sanding will sufice?

Here's a pic of this piece:

Isn't it beautiful?

Cheers!

funkybassplayer · #2 08-09-2007, 08:19 AM

that is nice man. CB Basses has stabalized bubinga availiable for fingerboards and it is beautiful. can't wait to see the final product

Larry Davis · #3 08-09-2007, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by funkybassplayer

that is nice man. CB Basses has stabalized bubinga availiable for fingerboards and it is beautiful. can't wait to see the final product

Cliff's acrylized bubinga boards were produced in my shop. IIRC he ordered some very high figured bubinga pieces and maybe the last two-tone sappy boards.

Luke Sheridan · #4 08-09-2007, 06:04 PM

Bubinga works nicely as a fingerboard.
This camphor burl bass has a sappy bubinga board. Nothing but lemon oil on the fretboard.
The other bass is the wood that Larry described. Fingerboard is stabilized bubinga. Will get nothing but micromesh sanding.

Man, I need to get this bass finished.

Ziober · #5 08-10-2007, 02:32 AM

Those are sweet!

Can I use for example single (or multiple, or multiple + wax) coat of linseed oil? Is this necessary? Is that lemon oil significantly better than what I mentioned (is it somehow better at all?)? How about leaving the board 'unfinished', I mean only sanded?

Thanks for all replies! It's my first build, so you know...