I used some Feat Watson Old Baltic stain, applied very sparingly, to get a slightly aged look to the neck on my TL-1 build - both on the neck and the fretboard. It just took the stark white out. I then TO'd it and it came up nicely. Just another way of achieving the same result...
Completed Builds: #1 TL-1 "Telemaster" (GOTM Oct 2016); #2 The "Maplecaster" scratch build; #3 JB-4 "Bass IV" (co-winner GOTM Jan 2017); #4 ST-1M "Surfcaster" (GOTM Apr 2017), #5 JZA-1 "EC Deluxe"
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Build #7 JZA-1 Baritone
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Or it may have been a caramelized/roasted maple neck. Baked in an oven at 300°F/150°C e.g. https://musikraft.com/product-info.php?pid175.html and http://www.warmoth.com/Pages/Classic...ody=1&nWood=20
With a big enough oven you could even try it at home!
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Thanks for all the ideas. I'll have a play with some scrap wood.
Chuck, for the fretboard how much TO did you apply, just enough to seal it up?
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Yep, very little, as I had read you shouldn't use it on fretboards! That said, with a small amount and well buffed you'd barely know it was there and actually feels quite nice.Originally Posted by andrewdosborne
Completed Builds: #1 TL-1 "Telemaster" (GOTM Oct 2016); #2 The "Maplecaster" scratch build; #3 JB-4 "Bass IV" (co-winner GOTM Jan 2017); #4 ST-1M "Surfcaster" (GOTM Apr 2017), #5 JZA-1 "EC Deluxe"
In Progress:
Build #6 N1R "Semi-scratch" build
Build #7 JZA-1 Baritone
The Cavan Project
The Magnificent Compaņeros
Good to see the safety boots on display....
Current:
GTH-1
Completed:
AST-1FB
First Act ME276 (resurrected curb-side find)
ES-5V
Scratchie lapsteel
Custom ST-1 12 String
JBA-4
TL-1TB
Scratch Lapsteel
Meinl DIY Cajon
Cigar Box lap steel
Wishing:
Baritone
Open D/Standard Double 6 twin neck
Haha the toes survived the session
This evening the neck was sanded thoroughly to 320 grit.
To remove the starkness of.the raw maple I used some FW Old Baltic stain as previously mentioned by Chuck. Diluted 20/80 with colour reducer. I applied with a ball of cotton wool squeezed out. The result was spot on, kind of a light honey colour
Before stain
After stain
One coat of Tru Oil. A flame has popped out!
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A few more pics.
24hrs to cure and inbetween the lovely job of body sanding...
A few layers of Tru Oil on the neck should really get that flame popping
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nice work Ponch, good to see you are still wearing your safety boots !!
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
That's the biz Ponch.
Looks great and you can get away with up to 4-6 very thin TO coats on the fret board, just need to lightly buff with 0000 steel wool, then do the frets individually, and when doing the final polish hit everything with Meguiars. Did all this on mine, it came out like a bought one and plays super smooth and fast.
# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8
Thanks guys. Woks - still too hot for the safety boots! I should have worn gloves though I managed to rasp a chunk of skin of my left pointy finger tip so no playing for a bit...
Waz - thanks for the TO tip and encouraged by your end result. I must say the FW stain has come up better than expected. You mentioned Kiwi boot polish earlier. I tried some Kiwi tan polish on some scrap. I wasn't to keen on the result
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