boundsteelblues Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Clearly, I didn't plan this part well enough. Second build is body with a back of Black limba/maple strip 1"/walnut strip 1"/maple strip 1"/black limba with a leopardwood top. Neck is Carnarywood. Pleased with the way it came out, but not sure how to finish. I prefer oil finishes. I am figuring the limba needs to be grain filled. Looking for suggestions on what to do when you have these different types of woods. Would the tru-oil sealer be enough for the limba and then I could go with tru-oil from there? Is the limba the only wood that needs to be filled? That is just my judgment examining them. How do you test or judge this? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Bennett Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 With oil finish you're going for a natural look. Filling the grain wouldn't be necessary in my opinion. Here's one of my guitars with oil finish and no grain filler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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