[sdiy] Wooden End Cheeks

[Oakley Sound]

 > Any recommendations?

I think Mark Smith would use Danish Oil on his oak wooden cases he used 
to do for me. Mark may be able to chip in here if he listening to all this.

I would use a wax since I find most oils to be too smelly for a small 
job like end cheeks. Colron do a nice range of coloured and plain 
'beeswax' finishes. Its easy to put on and is low in VOC.

Wax is never going to be as hard wearing as varnish, but I think it does 
age better and responds to use much better.

Lacquer, as someone suggested, is great for guitars and pianos but I'm 
not sure I would like it on the panelwork for a synth. My guitar looks 
great with a nice and shiny finish... but keyboards should be more 
refined. Just like keyboardists are more refined than guitarists. :-)

But varnish can look great if you know what you are doing. I just find 
that most ordinary folk, including me, can't get varnish to look as good 
as commercially applied varnish coatings. Wax and oil are just more 
forgiving.

 > http://www.infectionmusic.com/instruments/zeitdesktopproto.html

Does look very nice though.

Tony

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