What is a flame maple neck?
Flame maple that has been heat treated to remove sugars, moisture, and other impurities. The result is a neck that is slightly lighter and extremely stable. Because of its enhanced stability only a light finishing is required, perfect for those who prefer the smooth, quick feel of natural wood.
What do you put on the neck of a unfinished maple guitar?
You can clean an unfinished maple neck or fretboard by rubbing it with a fine 0000 steel wool. This rubbing will remove the dirt and even out the surface of your neck or fretboard.
How thick should a neck blank be?
The 1″ thick blanks make it easy to make the classic 1-piece Fender-style neck without an attached fingerboard if you choose. The 13/16″ thick blanks are designed to have a separate fingerboard attached after construction of the neck.
Is flamed maple rare?
Flame maple is found only in a small percentage of maple trees and the really eye-popping examples come from less than one percent. Most people do not realize that the flame is not the actual grain pattern of the wood.
Do I need to seal a maple fretboard?
Maple. Unlike Rosewood and Ebony maple fretboards do require sealing. In most cases this is in the form of Nitrocellulose Lacquer. If your neck is maple along with your fretboard you can finish your neck and fretboard at the same time.
How thick is a Les Paul Maple cap?
Today, they buy the tops pre-milled, and they are remarkably more consistent- they usually have them no thicker than 9/16ths and they’re milled down to almost exactly a half inch under the milling machines they now use to carve the top.
Can I use Dunlop 65 on maple?
You cant use them on a finished fretboard though, so that means you have to use something else for ALL maple fretboards, and i believe that there is at least one other (exotic) wood which requires a finish. But generally maple is the only one you are likely to have that you cannot use it on.
What happens if you use lemon oil on maple fretboard?
Pure, Full-Strength Lemon Oil Despite being an oil, pure lemon oil can cause drying of your fretboard and, with excessive or long-term use, can break down any adhesives that might be holding your frets or fretboard binding (if yours has it).