Hi Guys - I have a new ebony fretboard; slotted, tapered, glued to the neck, bound, radiused, sanded and ready for fretting. My question is whether to give it some oil now or if there is a reason to leave this until after fretting? i.e. is a heavy layer of oil in the slots a good thing or does this mess with potential glueing of the frets to tighten up the tone in the future?
Stew Mack has ebony stain if you have white grain running thru the surface. I am a fan of highly polished fingerboards stained and oiled before fretting. Or you can wait till you have finished the fingerboard so you can clean up the glue if that is your method. Try not to scrape the fingerboard after fretting it is best before fretting and could prevent a rework problem.
Oiling A New Fretboard
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Stew Mack has ebony stain if you have white grain running thru the surface. I am a fan of highly polished fingerboards stained and oiled before fretting. Or you can wait till you have finished the fingerboard so you can clean up the glue if that is your method. Try not to scrape the fingerboard after fretting it is best before fretting and could prevent a rework problem.