Fret board finger marks

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Fret board finger marks

You DO NOT fill scratches in a fretboard, simply sand to remove the scratches (several grits), and polish. You DO NOT fill.

I have to totally agree with the goober. Filler is the worst idea for many reasons, including:
Fillers are generally opaque and under the best of workmanship will leave it looking horrendous;
Fillers are usually not as hard as wood and will wear down very quickly in this situation;
Way too much work to end up with an even surface with the frets in place;
Without proper preparation, the filler would probably just chip out anyway.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Fret board finger marks

Also, as someone else pointed out on here and linked an interesting article, being a "hardwood" has little to do with being harder to the touch or resistive to wear -many softwoods are much harder than many hardwoods. It had to do more with the growth rate and internal structure of the wood to classify it for industrial application -rather than the actual hardness.

Hardwood also means a broad leaf tree that loses its leaves seasonally, as opposed to a conifer (pine).

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: Fret board finger marks

Any oil isn't going to raise the grain. Water might, but usually only if the wood has been compressed like a dent from being bumped, but if water actually helps it will be irregular and will need to be sanded after...which really opens another can of worms for a fretboard with the frets still in place.

Unless you're prepared to remove the frets, sand down the fretboard, replace the frets, do a fret level and crown and polish job, just leave it as is.

I disagree

 

[AlexR]

Re: Fret board finger marks

Hardwood also means a broad leaf tree that loses its leaves seasonally, as opposed to a conifer (pine).

The distinction is actually a flowering plant vs conifer.

There are as many species (if not more) of evergreen hardwood trees as there are deciduous.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Fret board finger marks

You are certainly free to disagree if you like. But if I'm wrong, there are a whole lot of guitar players who use fingerboard oil (like lemon oil, etc) who are in a really big heap of trouble.