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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:22 am 
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hello,


Just finishing up a build with osage orange B&S also a osage fretboard and bridge. From using the osage on ther things I noticed when leaving it unfinished it browns and dirties quick. Is there a finish I can apply to it? It is already fretted.

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This why ebony and dark rosewoods are used for fretboards…
Maybe you can stain it black with leather dye.

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Waterlox may help some, but it will probably still stain some. You could finish it, like Maple fingerboards, but (like Maple fingerboards) the finish will likely wear off.

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