NGuilbea Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Hello, I have been reading the posts on this site for some time now, but just registered. I am in the process of building my first guitar. This site has great info and has kept me on the right track. The guitar is a strat body out of a laminated black walnut/cherry/walnut blank. It has a set 25" scale neck made of peruvian walnut with a cocobola rosewood fingerboard. The pickup are a set of Texas specials and will have a hardtail bridge. Now to my question... I am almost to the finishing stage and will finish with either a Tung or Danish oil and wax. Can I put the tung/danish oil on the fingerboard as well or should i use something else? Thanks for any help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 If I'm not mistaken, you can leave cocobolo unfinished. I've never gotten a clear answer myself on whether there are any reasons NOT to finish a fretboard other than maple, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Sanding it up to a high grit alone will make it shine. But I used Stewmac's fingerboard oil on my fretless build with a Cocobolo fingerboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundAt11 Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 Just a guess, but for some people, that are allergic to Cocobolo, would a hard finish make sense? Touching that wood makes me get itchy and my sinuses start acting up. But yeah, it's gorgeous wood (stinks, though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 I have a minor allergy to cocobolo as well, luckily it's the dust that irritates my skin and not the wood as a whole. Playing the bass or working on the fingerboard alone does not bother me at all. I would imagine a hard finish getting rid of this issue for the people that are highly allergic to this wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Preston Swift Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 so would tung oil work good on the fingerboard? how many coats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 so would tung oil work good on the fingerboard? how many coats? What is the fingerboard made of? [Edit: Oh, cocobolo... I missed that first time around. I'm currently building a Strat sort of guitar with a cocobolo fretboard, and am leaving it unfinished.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cole Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 (edited) what you use and is Teak Oil, its what stew mac puts in their fingerboard finish bottles. You can get alot more for less money when you buy it in the teak oil form. When I stain a fingerboard I put teak oil so it doesn't wear off and it gives a great shine. It really brings out the woods features. Edited April 21, 2007 by cole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherokee6 Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 You can use lemon oil also, but the stink between the two may be too much. I played a Ric recently and noticed the rosewood fingerboard was finished. Almost seemed a polymer as the fingerboard almost felt it was urethaned, but not lacquered like a maple fb.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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