Linseed oil for necks? Will this work?

[Bengal65]

This is the only stuff I use.

I've had Dan work on a couple of my guitars, but the general concensous on the Les Paul forum is that raw linseed might rot or get moldy. Go very easy if you do use it.

Yeah, Fretboard Doctor. That's what I use on non-maple boards. Great stuff

[vondran]

I've used boiled Linseed on one neck and Tung oil on another, both maple. Both came out smooth as silk. The difference I found was even after 5 years the linseed neck still leaves a slight smell on my hand after playing. Also over time it did get a slight vintage yellow color. The Tung oil has no smell left after a very short time, and had a more vintage orange color right away. Both came out great, but I'd likely use the Tung oil before using the linseed oil again.

[Model1VH2]

+1 for tung oil.

[Jackson/Charvelfan]

+1 for Tung oil.
I used both Boiled Linseed oil and Tung oil before on may types wood in my gunsmith days and Boiled Linseed is very easy to mess up and yes it will get gumy and it smels for ever. Seen any surplus rifle stocks before? Boiled Linseed oil was the prefered us mil finish for years.

[Trem]

+1 on boiled linseed oil for years and years on rosewood/ebony
back of maple necks too
lemon oil to clean

Same.

[MartinBarre]

Well I just used that Raw Linseed Oil in my original link. I used it on my RR3 and the cheapo Precision copy bass I got recently. Haven't played the RR3 since it's awaiting a Jazz neck pickup, but the bass plays fine. No stickiness or anything like that at all.
So far....

[MartinBarre]

Few days later and the stuff doesn't smell and it's not sticky in any way. Seems fine.

[Jackson-Charvel]

I've been using the Fret Doctor on all my guitars fretboards. Works great! Doesn't get tacky or sticky and actually has a pleasant minty smell applying.

I've tried tung oil only on a mahogany Ibanez bass body. I am curious to try on an Ibanez RG550 maple neck and fretboard but was a little concerned it would tint it an amber color which is something I wouldn't care for.

[axehunter]

Fret Doctor

Is Fret Doctor ok on the sharkies?

[DonP]

Is Fret Doctor ok on the sharkies?

Yes.