Here is a picture of the neck after I have nearly sanded the fillers down to match the profile of the fretboard. There is still a little bit of hangover on the ends of the fret at this point. Once again I used a 320 grit at this stage.
Here is another shot from the side of the fretboard after sanding. After the 320 I finished it off with a bit of 400, and a final go-round with some extremely high-grit (1000-ish).
And now we are ready for the first coat of oil. I used a tung oil to finish the neck (and some worn spots on the body that have been there for years).
Here are more shots of the fretboard during the oiling process.
And finally, here are some shots of the finished product:
Here is a picture of the neck after I have nearly sanded the fillers down to match the profile of the fretboard. There is still a little bit of hangover on the ends of the fret at this point. Once again I used a 320 grit at this stage.
Here is another shot from the side of the fretboard after sanding. After the 320 I finished it off with a bit of 400, and a final go-round with some extremely high-grit (1000-ish).
And now we are ready for the first coat of oil. I used a tung oil to finish the neck (and some worn spots on the body that have been there for years).
Here are more shots of the fretboard during the oiling process.
And finally, here are some shots of the finished product:
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You are the master!
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