Tung oil on walnut and swamp ash

[stevemcqueen]

I am strongly considering getting a Carvin 727 with a swamp ash body with a walnut top. I would like to get some opions or advice on what top coat I should do. My first choice is tung oil but I need to know how well walnut takes to tung oil. Darren Wilson (Decibel Guitars) recently applied tung oil to his walnut prototype and it is beautiful but I haven't really been able to find anything else. I want to avoid a gloss finish by the way. I hate the little scratches that occur over time.

 

[scherzo1928]

Walnut and tung oil is a combination made in heaven. Not much more to say.

 

[canuck brian]

I am strongly considering getting a Carvin 727 with a swamp ash body with a walnut top. I would like to get some opions or advice on what top coat I should do. My first choice is tung oil but I need to know how well walnut takes to tung oil. Darren Wilson (Decibel Guitars) recently applied tung oil to his walnut prototype and it is beautiful but I haven't really been able to find anything else. I want to avoid a gloss finish by the way. I hate the little scratches that occur over time.

Everything i've built has a tung oil finish. Just use a bunch of coats.

 

[sutchguitars]

Tung oil works very well with walnut, it will really pop the colour, you wont be disappointed!

 

[idunno]

And it smells great too!

 

[spaghettipomodoro]

I'd suggest against having the tung oil on the body personally; doesn't give much protection to the wood. On the neck though it's pure sex. I'd stick with matte satin (That's what I've got on mine)

 

[XylemBassGuitar]

Pretty much ALL oil finishes won't add protection (unless there are some I am unaware of).

The tung oil should work quite well. You can also try Danish oil. Oh, and for a little extra sheen at the end, put on a coat of Howard's Feed N' Wax after the tung oil has had some time to dry.