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Armacielli

Oct 16, 2008
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#1
I got a bloodwood fretless fingerboard that's gonna need finishing, but how? Poly? Lacquer? Oil? Nothing? I'm using flats.

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#8
HogieWan said:
I don't mean an oil finish, just a bit of oil to keep it from drying out. Lemon Oil or just plain Mineral Oil is what I was talking about. Mineral Oil doesn't necessarily darken or change the color of any rosewood I've put it on, just gives it a wet look.
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If I'm not mistaken lemon oil would have the reverse effect due to the acidity.

Lonnybass
 
#10
Will it have a flat radius? If so, i would recommend sanding it up to 320-400 grit, and taking some Krazy Glue, and spreading it across the wood with a razorblade. It is far easier than it sounds, and and makes the best of the colors comes out, and keeps them permanent. I did it to a flat radius bloodwood fingerboard, and sanded it up to 2000 grit, and it is redder than a coca-cola can, and reflects like a mirror at just the right angle! Almost impossible to dent to. I pressed my fingernail into it as hard as i could. NOTHING! Also, if you wanted to, you could put poly over the sealed wood. Best of luck!
 
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jordan_frerichs said:
Will it have a flat radius? If so, i would recommend sanding it up to 320-400 grit, and taking some Krazy Glue, and spreading it across the wood with a razorblade. It is far easier than it sounds, and and makes the best of the colors comes out, and keeps them permanent. I did it to a flat radius bloodwood fingerboard, and sanded it up to 2000 grit, and it is redder than a coca-cola can, and reflects like a mirror at just the right angle! Almost impossible to dent to. I pressed my fingernail into it as hard as i could. NOTHING! Also, if you wanted to, you could put poly over the sealed wood. Best of luck!
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I like the sound of this I must say. I put a CA finish on pens and small turnings. I love it, but never done it on anything this size. Have pics?
 
#14
jordan_frerichs said:
Will it have a flat radius? If so, i would recommend sanding it up to 320-400 grit, and taking some Krazy Glue, and spreading it across the wood with a razorblade. It is far easier than it sounds, and and makes the best of the colors comes out, and keeps them permanent. I did it to a flat radius bloodwood fingerboard, and sanded it up to 2000 grit, and it is redder than a coca-cola can, and reflects like a mirror at just the right angle! Almost impossible to dent to. I pressed my fingernail into it as hard as i could. NOTHING! Also, if you wanted to, you could put poly over the sealed wood. Best of luck!
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What type/thickness CA glue do you use? I would like to try this on a bloodwood 5 string fret board I'm working on.
 
#15
I just use Krazy glue. I buy them in the little 2-pack tubes that say "INSTANT KRAZY GLUE ALL PURPOSE" at wal-mart. They are like $1.75 a 2-pack. A warning though: apply all of the coats in the same day. I put my 1st coats on, and a few days later decided to sand it a bit (square it up, level it, and all that). Some parts that didn't absorb enough CA started to show as patches with less intense color, i tried to put more glue over that. It had fully dried on the inside, so it would not accept any more CA. I am going over it with satin poly, so that should balance out the final color.

You can check out the picks of it in my "Single-cut Chambered" build thread. just click the first link in my sig. If you go back a few pages you can find picks of the fb w/out CA and dry, so you can compare the difference.
 

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