Removing the finish from a Fender neck

Here's a 57 RI Japanese Fender neck that was sent in to get its finish removed. Here's how it went:


Finish is scraped using a scraper. A scraper is a traditional woodworking tool and still favoured today by many luthiers and woodworkers.


Using a scraper is quick and does not create dust problems


After scraping, I sanded the neck down and stained it with Colron 'Antique Pine' stain. The colour matches the original one quite well.


After they stain has dried, I gave it a coat of wax and the neck not only looks aged, it also feels great without that 'sticky' feeling the original finish had