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"So having used the Danish Oil on my latest build (though I need to read the can and…" Sean Murphy replied Jan 17, 2020 to Tung oil vs Danish Oil?	24	Jan 18, 2020 Reply by Taffy Evans
"I've been curious about the tru oil and will probably pick some up, give it a shot." Sean Murphy replied Jan 17, 2020 to Tung oil vs Danish Oil?	24	Jan 18, 2020 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Nice! Having tried both I'm a bit more fond of the tung oil finish but it's been a b…" Sean Murphy replied Jan 16, 2020 to Tung oil vs Danish Oil?	24	Jan 18, 2020 Reply by Taffy Evans
"I've read about but never tried the brown paper bag thing - do you just use it as a…" Sean Murphy replied Jan 16, 2020 to Tung oil vs Danish Oil?	24	Jan 18, 2020 Reply by Taffy Evans
"That looks nice! And I haven't yet done an amplified canjo - some day. But that look…" Sean Murphy replied Jan 7, 2020 to Strings for double-course canjo?	3	Jan 7, 2020 Reply by JP Lace Master
"Sweet, figured there was no way it wasn't a thing - thanks for letting me know what…" Sean Murphy replied Jun 5, 2019 to Three-string guitar with six strings?	5	Jun 5, 2019 Reply by the anonymous pick
"So, I followed your advice and picked up that honing guide - and found that my spoke…" Sean Murphy replied Jun 2, 2019 to Using a spokeshave?	11	Jun 2, 2019 Reply by Taffy Evans
"One step ahead of you - I'm actually building it out in a 3D modeling program that I…" Sean Murphy replied May 28, 2019 to Trying some new things on next build	5	May 28, 2019 Reply by François
"Thanks for all the replies - a couple followup questions:1. How does one sharpen the…" Sean Murphy replied Apr 8, 2019 to Using a spokeshave?	11	Jun 2, 2019 Reply by Taffy Evans

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Sean Murphy's Discussions (33)

"So having used the Danish Oil on my latest build (though I need to read the can and…"

"I've been curious about the tru oil and will probably pick some up, give it a shot."

"Nice! Having tried both I'm a bit more fond of the tung oil finish but it's been a b…"

"I've read about but never tried the brown paper bag thing - do you just use it as a…"

"That looks nice! And I haven't yet done an amplified canjo - some day. But that look…"

"Sweet, figured there was no way it wasn't a thing - thanks for letting me know what…"

"So, I followed your advice and picked up that honing guide - and found that my spoke…"

"One step ahead of you - I'm actually building it out in a 3D modeling program that I…"

"Thanks for all the replies - a couple followup questions:1. How does one sharpen the…"

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