Seems like every year between Thanksgiving and New Years Eve I do nothing but spin my wheels in a pit of molasses.

Thank you for your kind remarks. If you're trying to learn it, just keep practicing. I'm a firm believer that all things are possible with enough practice.

Thanks. I'm glad you're enjoying your mandolin.

Good to hear from you.

Thanks.

Thank you so much. We had a good Thanksgiving. Most of the family was there and we all enjoyed each other's company...........

I appreciate you watching!

Thank you so much 🤗

@RatliffMandolins you are very very welcome 🤗

I think you're asking about my guitar shaped mandola. It has a guitar shaped body with a 17 in. mandola scale neck.

@ yes, I understand now. Neat instrument.

Well, that's not Minwax. It's a stain from Mohawk (it's called "Ultra-Penetrating"). There are several different color choices and I ordered it on-line. I like the richness of the chocolate brown color. You can find it at any of the Mohawk dealers online or, I think, Amazon. I bought a bottle just to try it out and l think I'll buy more when it runs out. To answer your question, yes, this is an example of when one could use Minwax. Obviously, you wouldn't HAVE to, but Minwax would work. BTW, I only use one coat of Minwax as a stain. Minwax is sort of a stain and finish combined, especially if you apply several coats. I called their R and D department years ago and was told I could shoot lacquer over their product. But I've never felt comfortable shooting lacquer over a thick coat of Minwax, so I keep the Minwax to a minimum and shoot the lacquer same as if only on normal stain. Hope all that made sense and didn't make things more confusing..................

That’s very helpful, thank you! Not confusing at all. Did you apply any stain to the top of the body or is that just the natural wood and a clear coat? It looks like there is a subtle stain on it but it’s a little hard to tell just from the video.