Thank you for putting in the time and effort to make these instructional videos. I’m 70 yrs old and I refinished a walnut gunstock with TruOil when I was 15 and it still looks great. My attempt at using TruOil to finish a walnut and Sitka build was OK but not great mostly because of my application technique. I’ll try it again someday using your technique. I’ve had pretty decent results using MinWax Antique Oil finish in the red can which is an oil varnish blend. Some gun restorers use it. Makes a great guitar neck finish imho. Sand the the coats in while wet using successively higher grits of wet or dry sand paper with each coat to fill the grain. ymmv

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Great info Eric. I was beginning to wonder how you'd steady the guitar whilst oiling the neck. Of course, the sound hole. Genius!

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Did you add stain or dye to the Tru-oil? Did I miss it in the video? The process is like a french polish, but tru-oil does not rewet the previous coast like shellac does. But I like the way you are using the method to apply the Tru-oil.

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Thanks, tru oil finishing has a lot simularities to French polishing with shellac. I did my first classical guitar with it. many many coats. :)

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11 ай бұрын

@@EricSchaeferGuitars Thanks, sorry I didnt put it in a question. For the hand in the soundhole, when aplying TO, I use an old clamp thru the soundhole with a woodblock inside (to protect the braces) and on top of the fretboard. Seen here on the video. Easy to work on the back to, i put the clamp in the guitar vise. Clean and safe kzread.info/dash/bejne/iZOlzbmEps3HctI.html

Some glossy finishes don’t allow for you had to easily glide up/down the back of the neck. Is that true for tru-oil?

Thanks Eric. How long does the TO last in the application bottle after thinning?

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Was wondering , is the Tru oil tough enough for protection?

@scottmorris4914

11 ай бұрын

Yes, definitely. Tru-oil is tradditionally used for gun stocks. Tru-oil is manufactured by Birchwood Casey, a company that has been making products to protect guns for a long time. Quite a number of luthiers have adopted Tru-oil for use on guitars. Thats what I use.

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thank you Eric . why so many coats ?

@scottmorris4914

11 ай бұрын

One of the reasons is becaused he thinned it. Thinning it works it better wiping it on. Tru-oil is already made to be wiped on, but thinking it makes for a thinner coat.

@walterrider9600

11 ай бұрын

@@scottmorris4914 thanks

@vandahm

11 ай бұрын

Each coat is very thin, so he needs several coats to build up enough finish to protect the wood. If he applied all the finish in a single coat, he would have trouble keeping it level.

@walterrider9600

11 ай бұрын

@@vandahm thank you

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