bridge & fretboard finishing

[jeffhigh]

Yes Olive oil wil go rancid whether it is pure cold pressed or not, any natural oils will though I have found Jojoba is less prone.

[Nick]

Yes Olive oil wil go rancid whether it is pure cold pressed or not, any natural oils will though I have found Jojoba is less prone.

Been using the wife's beauty products again Jeff? A bit like the first person to eat a chicken's egg, what ever made you decide to try rubbing Jojoba onto a fingerboard or bridge in the first place? Not that there's anything wrong, I'm just curious as to how these little tips are discovered.

[jeffhigh]

I am a Massage Therapist.
Traces of olive oil in towels etc start to pong, Jojoba doesn't.

[kiwigeo]

I am a Massage Therapist.
Traces of olive oil in towels etc start to pong, Jojoba doesn't.

Olive oil should only be used if you intend frying your clients

[auscab]

Glass could be used to polish the wood.

That is a good one to try out Ro , when you say glass ,do you mean like burnishing the wood with something harder than it ?
That is done to compress , or sort of case harden the skin of a timber. And depending on the timber ,can bring up a good shine.

[Nick]

I am a Massage Therapist.
Traces of olive oil in towels etc start to pong, Jojoba doesn't.

Thanks Jeff, it makes sense.

[MBP]

Glass could be used to polish the wood.

That is a good one to try out Ro , when you say glass ,do you mean like burnishing the wood with something harder than it ?
That is done to compress , or sort of case harden the skin of a timber. And depending on the timber ,can bring up a good shine.

Exactly like you said. Pool cue makers do it to the ebony and maple and it looks like a perfect gloss finish.

[kiwigeo]

I'm not sure what's happening there Steve, I used it on a fretboard and also on a oil stone and havn't experienced it going rancid, granted I use it very sparingly, but unable to comment on the smell. possibly a combination of the olive and whatever else was left on the stone. I did read on a woodworking forum that it must be 100% pure Cold pressed, this forum was where I got the idea, I hope I'm not passing on bad info here.

Alot of olive oil contains anti-oxidants, preservatives and other additives. before changing to walnut oil i used to use olive oil for my French Polishing. I made sure that the stuff was fresh and free of additives.

On my lute the fingerboard got a coat of walnut oil which was then wiped off.

[Kamusur]

Having some success working with some nice pure Tung oil, orange oil combined brews at the moment. The orange oil thins the tung oil nicely to whatever viscosity you need.

Steve