MKGBass Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 I was in my local woods shop last week and noticed they had a shipment in of macassar ebony, which they don't usually have. Ecstatic, I looked through the stock. There was just ONE board that was absolutely gorgeous, impeccable, even looked like it had a light quilt to it. Since i wanted macassar for one of my upcoming projects, I bought the sucker. It was a little thick so i had it resawn into these two boards... Each measures 4" x 42" x 1/4" just enough for 2 guitar fingerboards, a bass fingerboard, and a nice headstock laminate. and a close up of the "quilt/curly" type pattern So my question is this, when I dampen the board down, the quilt is invisible, granted, the board still looks amazing, but i was wondering if ebony can go unfinished or not. I would like this pattern to show up on the guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 Of course Ebony can go unfinished. I'd put a little Lemon oil or fingerbpard conditioner on it. Maybe some wax or something to keep it from getting too dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePlague Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 isn't ebony a really oily wood? you don't even need wax or oil on it do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 If you buff it out lightly with a polishing cloth it looks stunning. Nothing more is (strictly) needed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarchump Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Just sand it 2 3000 grit and then buff it. After that its sure 2 shinr and no oil or wax is needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 can't say I've ever seen #3000 before. I thought the highest was #2000 unless you went with micromesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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