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I would give the neck more time to cure. That may take a few more days. Bring it into a climate controlled place to reduce the humidity. I have been using Truoil on all my builds and I have been happy with the outcome so far. I cut the fret grooves in the finger board and finish sand it down to about 2000 grit. Then apply about 3 coats of Truoil, giving each coat a day to dry and sanding with steel wool between coats.
Before installing the fret wire, I chase each slot with the fret saw to clean out the finish. The down side to this method is you need to be very careful with the files while finishing the fret wire. I use a file on a block to angle the side of the frets after a new install, this cuts into the edge of the fretboard just a bit and requires a thin coat of finish once complete. I also fill the ends of the fret slots and use that coat to glue the filling dust in place.
Ah, the search for the elusive magic solution... practice, practice, practice = experience. :-P
Get the Birchwood Casey Tru-oil that Dan mentioned.
One of the easiest protective finishes to apply.
It dries fast to a hard finish.
It's a mix of natural oils but people over in Cali are real delicate and every substance known to man causes them to break out in cancer.
To top it off it's primary use is for gunstock finishing ( shudder, the horror!) giving it a double whammy in Nannyland so if you have the miserable luck of living there you'll have to use subterfuge to get some.
LOL I worked in Tulares for about a year and that's all I could stand of it.
ebay sellers don't care about shipping to CA... I still use Danish Oil, or boiled linseed oil.. takes longer to dry than Tru-Oil, but I have quarts of it laying about...
I make a fret board which I do not clear until its attached to the neck. This way I can fret/file the frets separate from the neck. And the neck can be sanded and stained without the fret board... which equals less worries. But I clear the whole thing once they're together with PolyAcrylic (water based = happy clean up).
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