angry_jeremy Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 (edited) So, why would the guy here http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...opic=11418&st=0 not fill the grain on his mahogany? I thought that you always had to with mahogany to get a smooth finish. Is he not going for a smooth finish? PS: The finished (pun intended!) product is on page 5 Edited November 17, 2004 by angry_jeremy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 Because he's using an oiled finish instead of a glossy spray, he's going for a more "natural" feel and doesn't need the surface to be mirror-smooth with all the pores filled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 Just like you said "to fill or not to fill" this has been a controversy for ever, it's all a matter of taste, I seen guitars that are finished on poly that have been done with out filler, mostly on Ash not mahogany, but when you finish in oil like he did, usualy you don't use filler because you want to accentuate the look and feel of the natural wood, and mahogany is one of the few woods that I like (from the porous and really heavy grain ones) natural with out filler. One example of this are the Voodoo and swamp ash series from Gibson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angry_jeremy Posted November 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 Ah, gotcha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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