linseen oil to darken rosewood fretboard?
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edder
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Linseed oil. IMHO dries very slowly. Boiled linseed oil can polymerise(harden) or vice versa. Can't remember. www.google.com will tell ya.
I like to use Colron Danish Oil for low sheen finishing. Available at most shopping center hardware shops.
I like to use Colron Danish Oil for low sheen finishing. Available at most shopping center hardware shops.
funktastic
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so linseen oil will darken the rosewood? as in just turning the wood darker and not affecting other stuff such as the inlays?
Coincidentally I'm just now reading "How to make your electric guitar play great: the electric guitar owner's manual" by Dan Erlewine. He sepcifically mentions RAW linseed oil and said not to use the boiled variety.
Further, he says the stuff will keep a very long time - the tin he is using has been with him for over 30 years! Of course, he is not in Singapore - not sure if our climate will make any difference. Still he is a guitar tech which means he uses a lot more of it in his lifetime than any of us here. The trick (as he pointed out) is to use it sparingly on the fretboard and not to slop it on until it seeps into the fret crevices (with dire consequences).
Further, he says the stuff will keep a very long time - the tin he is using has been with him for over 30 years! Of course, he is not in Singapore - not sure if our climate will make any difference. Still he is a guitar tech which means he uses a lot more of it in his lifetime than any of us here. The trick (as he pointed out) is to use it sparingly on the fretboard and not to slop it on until it seeps into the fret crevices (with dire consequences).
Rossie
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For unfinished necks, gunstock wax and oil works great...
There's a gun shop on the east coast iirc...