Grain Filler

[woodsman1031]

I am working on my first guitar. It is a neck thru and I used oak. I have rough shaped the neck and I am going into town tonight to get some ties to help with the gluing of the fingerboard.

I have test stained a few pieces of oak and have realized that I am going to need a grain filler because the oak is so porus. I have not decided on an oil,wax or poly finish, but I wanted to see if any of you ever used a filler before. the neck is 7/8" oak with a piece of 7/8"maple laminated on the back of the body area where the "wings" will go. I have not decided on the species for the wings yet, but whatever finish I do use will show the grain of the wood. My fingerboard is rosewood w/ a double action trussrod.

Doing some research has revealed that oak necks produce a very bright tone. I wanted a throaty tone any suggestions for the pickups?

Tommy

[PerryL]

Woodsman1031, Your topic will get more bites in the General chat forum than in the "In Progress" section. You may be In Progress with you guitar but that section is devoted to questions like this or Even the Finishing section since it is grain filler and that involes finishing.

[woodsman1031]

Thanks,

[Maiden69]

http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...ndpost&p=151282

Follow this link and check the grain filler that I uesd, there is also a link to Guitarfrenzy tutorial were he explains a bit more on filler and epoxies.