Micter

OK, here's what I ended up doing. I used Rit cocoa brown directly to the wood (both sides) then some boiled linseed oil to pop the grain. (I ran out of Tru Oil) then a coat of SS, timbermate dark walnut grain filler, a coat of SS to lock the timbermate down and lastly the black edges with some old lacquer I had on the shelf. I was going to do the red as well but just didn't seem to wrap my brain around the two color burst. Being that it has a contoured back I decided to enlarge the burst on the back past the contoured area. There was one small run on the edge that I will need to sand out then the clear coats will be a startin' :wink: Thoughts?

I was considering binding that's why it's still hard edged. I'm going to do a 1/4" round over.

This is the mock up of my latest scratch build. Alder with a Koa top and obviously a maple on maple neck. I need to do something with the edges (burst) because of the weird grain but can't get my mind around something that would look good. The only thing that seems to work is black edges with natural front and back. Any thoughts?

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5. This 5 string neck has small cracks on the heal (see the las pic) where the mounting holes are. You will need to drill and dowel. This is finished in poly and partially sanded off. $80 plus actual shipping. OBO

4. This Samick neck has never been mounted. It is in good shape and has some birds eye on the back. $65 plus actual shipping OBO

3. is a maple neck with rosewood fretboard and is finished in poly. It really only needs a truss rod nut and would be very usable. It has "The Bass Company" logo on the front of the headstock and "Handcrafted in the U.S.A." on the back. There are a couple very minor dings on the fretboard but nothing that would cause a problem. It could use a polishing $100 plus actual shipping OBO

2. Is a maple neck with rosewood fretboard. It has a satin poly finish that is mostly sanded off. There is some small cracks on the end of the heal that seem to be just in the finish. Not much to do on this one. $100 plus actual shipping OBO

I have quite a few Bass necks lying around that I need to sell. These (with the exception of the Samick) were made by B Heffner for a small builder that I know. When the company went out of business I acquired these necks. None of these necks are in perfect condition and will require either small repairs and or finishing. (The Samick is again the exception) I will make a post for each neck in order to keep track of things a bit easier. My preferred method of payment is US postal money order. Send me a PM if interested 1. is a 4 string maple fretless neck with a bloodwood fretboard and white fret markers. The fretboard is in great shape. The neck is finished with what I believe to be poly and is partially sanded off. The finish on the heal is chipping. Obviously it will need to be refinished. $80 plus actual shipping OBO e-mail mcmicter@yahoo.com

Minwax wood hardener works really well.

A lot of guys actually draw lines and use a drill press to set the depth before using an angle grinder.