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@tv101 carbon fiber is necessary for longer necks not so much guitars but primarily bass guitars especially if using certain types of tonewoods. If you are a bass guitar builder, it is almost always a...

Also applying the first coat wiping it with 2000 grit sand paper acts as a grain filler(Only do so for natural no stain application)

@tv101 Yes! For sure. Do not worry about streaking because I forgot to mention, once you apply the initial coat that you are pleased with, you wait 4 minutes(No more than 5) and you wipe off very slig...

@tv101 I concur. I have router table and used it once. Very handy and useful but not necessary for my fingers.

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@tv101 Much welcome. Very pleasing warm gloss natural looking results. No fuss and easy enough. No weeks of curing drying time. One hour intervals per coat. 24 hour set time before 2000 grit wet sandi...

@swepri Oil base much preferred for guitar finishing.

@tv101 @Koendb Keda dye, then 3 coats of Tru Oil to seal and I buff with steel wool, clean off then 6 coats of Wipe On Poly with wet sanding slightly before the final coat. It is only a two day day pr...

@boo Yes wipe on poly, I sealed the dye with a couple of coats of tru oil first prior to poly. Works like a charm. Attachment : IMG_6417.MOV

@russ the laundry is also in my workshed

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Right on! Bass builder!

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@russ home stretch

@liebe mine is a 12 degree angle. Don’t use it much nowadays. I made a scarf jig for my table saw and it cuts really precise to where minimal sanding is the only requirement for a perfect scarf glue...

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@liebe Hope it makes sense.

@liebe Hi, your jig is perfectly fine. Your neck blank is way too thick for the jig to be able to use it properly. It is only meant for neck blanks no thicker than 22-23mm. The thicker it is the long...