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As for some woods, a once a year light coat of teak oil wouldn't hurt, if their not a sealed wood. Too much, and you'll never get the proper tension at the pivot. I've also used bees wax n orange...

The woods Beluga has mentioned are excellent woods for scales. The African Blackwood is awesome, very dense, hard, and naturally oily. If sanded to a fine grt., it will polish up on its own,...