greywolf66 Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 I've been a luthier for 23 years, and I'm retired so I have a LOT of free time to indulge . When I start a project I tend to spend 12+ hrs in the shop each day. I've got 3 coats of Nitro on so far , which is a LONG process as it takes a while to fully cure, today I'll make the pick guard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum13 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 If this is your build thread, why mount the jack on the top rather than the rims like Heritage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 5:18 AM, greywolf66 said: for the fretboard I use Howard's Cutting Board Oil , it's food safe and works well. I'll rub it in and let is sit for 30 minutes then wipe off excess. Howard's is mineral oil. you might want to change to MCT on bound fingerboards. It's not petroleum based. That's a beautiful blue! Trans Tint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greywolf66 Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 Yes it's Trans tint : Yellow, Blue and Purple , back sanded and many shades . 7 coats of Nitro so far.. nice gloss. Most of my fretboards are non bound, but I've never had any problems with Howards in several years of use. and I have a quite a few treated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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