![17 coats of tru-oil on mahogany is what it takes to completely fill the grain of you didn't pre-fill it beforehand 🤣 moving on to the body now. : r/Luthier 17 coats of tru-oil on mahogany is what it takes to completely fill the grain of you didn't pre-fill it beforehand 🤣 moving on to the body now. : r/Luthier](https://external-preview.redd.it/17-coats-of-tru-oil-on-mahogany-is-what-it-takes-to-v0-AUVUVl9Ga0O1DheWHxCIQCjKZcKqtGBRJUSUjT8sGLs.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f85fbe22195d34dfb1c741ced7d1191dc209b54d)
17 coats of tru-oil on mahogany is what it takes to completely fill the grain of you didn't pre-fill it beforehand 🤣 moving on to the body now. : r/Luthier
![So this isn't just Tru-Oil. I wanted that old school amber that wasn't too, too bright in the yellows. So I s… | Guitar diy, Electric guitar design, Guitar building So this isn't just Tru-Oil. I wanted that old school amber that wasn't too, too bright in the yellows. So I s… | Guitar diy, Electric guitar design, Guitar building](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/dc/41/c1/dc41c1793389c99d9a88952ae8e7126d--tung-oil-steel-wool.jpg)
So this isn't just Tru-Oil. I wanted that old school amber that wasn't too, too bright in the yellows. So I s… | Guitar diy, Electric guitar design, Guitar building
![Follow up from my last post. Decided on a tru oil finish. About 10-12 coats on the body. Still need to let it cure and clean it up with synthetic steel wool. : Follow up from my last post. Decided on a tru oil finish. About 10-12 coats on the body. Still need to let it cure and clean it up with synthetic steel wool. :](https://preview.redd.it/dabj7vk7xgp61.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=12c5c1a4c4d7d64a5aaa8d2d8cf94e5c4641c1d2)