hey all....
nearing the final stages of my first, overly ambitious body....
5 piece laminate with new guinea rosewood wings, two bubinga strips and a wenge middle strip, with a 1/2 inch spalted maple top....
I'm just wondering, I want to leave the finish as natural as possible, but would also like to bring out some of the 3d in the maple, as it's also lightly flamed....
how should I go about it all? was considering just oiling the body, but I'm worried about the softer parts of the spalt maple. can anyone suggest any products to use to harden the top at all?
total newb fumbling in the dark here... hehehehe...
Richie