@tv101 What's the best finish to use on a solid Ebony neck? I was playing my #002 build today and really like the feel of the neck, its still smooth and clean. I had a look back through my build p...

I try not to look too often, because he always has some nice pieces, and I always start planning another build, just to use the nice pieces! Whatever I've bought has been good quality and delivered q...

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That's the last build

@dave In that case , go for it 🙂

@tv101 just ha a look at the feel-good wood page/shop on eBay and there's some really nice wood on there going to have a good browse through all the listings and see if I can find neck and fret board ...

@koendb I'm fairly competent with a plane as I've jointed a fair few body blanks, 2 an 3 pieces probably spent more time sharpening and setting up the no 7 plane than it took to get the pieces ready t...

@tv101 You dont have to add color, you use the shellac more as a grain filler and protect the wood against moist, dirt, etc.You dont need to make it a french polish finish either :-). It s an alternat...

Brilliant @Russ I just followed the link from YT to the Bandcamp page, and then to a load of similar stuff on the same label. Not sure I could listen to a lot of it, but I'm very happy to listen to s...

I may have posted this one before, but it's one that I keep coming back to! It appeared on a "play random tracks" selection on my train journey home tonight, which I then repeated a few times. So, so...

Hmmmm. I've had some good results with the Liberon Easy French Polish finishing product, on bodies. I think that's like an easy-Shellac, ready-mixed in a tin, type of product. I'm not going to colo...

Wise words @koendb

Sounds good to me 👍 Looks like it plays nicely too!

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Happy to use that on the fretboard, but worried that it might get a bit too Lemon-y if I use it on the neck as well?

@tv101 Yes, I think I need to change that user name!!🤣👍

@russ Electric to start with, then who knows?!

@dave The thing is, usually, the more expensive neck blanks are the ones that are also easier to work with, because their reference edge is properly set, the surface is flat, so you don't have to worr...

@koendb thanks, I think I'm probably going to try eBay 1st then if you've done ok with it... Don't want to waste loads of money buying really expensive wood till I'm sure I can actually build necks wi...

@swepri I usually decide for a headstock veneer at the very last moment in the construction phase, just before putting the hardware on, or, sometimes even after that, hell , you could even add it afte...