Steve, plenty of folks around here have used maple with their coco. Here is a shot of Cocozilla... the only bleeding is on the strings.
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good luck.
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| Author: | Steve Brown [ Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Bindings for Coco |
I have built with Cocobolo before and always used Ebony bindings. How would you do a lighter colored binding and not get bleed over from this very oily wood. I want more contrast on the one I'm working on now. I have heard that some builders boiled rosewood for bending and to reduce the oil content. Has anyone tried this with Coco? Comments? Suggestion? Steve Brown |
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| Author: | Chris Oliver [ Sat Feb 06, 2010 1:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bindings for Coco |
Steve, plenty of folks around here have used maple with their coco. Here is a shot of Cocozilla... the only bleeding is on the strings. Attachment: cocozilla-butt1.jpg good luck. |
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| Author: | Howard Klepper [ Sat Feb 06, 2010 3:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bindings for Coco |
Size with egg white. |
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| Author: | Chris Oliver [ Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bindings for Coco |
Todd brings up some good points and reminds me to fully disclose my process. In my work with coco and other redish resinous rosewoods, I have always used alcohol after sanding to clean up the coco by wiping along the grain, and from binding to coco... not wiping the coco to the binding. In addition, I do use an epoxy pore filler following the same (binding to coco) direction in my squeegeeing. |
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| Author: | Steve Brown [ Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bindings for Coco |
Thanks for the suggestions. The maple looked very nice and that was the one I was most fearful of. Steve Brown |
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| Author: | CWLiu [ Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bindings for Coco |
Howard Klepper wrote: Size with egg white. Or thin HHG. |
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| Author: | Alexandru Marian [ Sun Feb 07, 2010 8:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bindings for Coco |
And perhaps stick to ebony  I think it is the best binding match for coco.
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| Author: | bluescreek [ Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bindings for Coco |
Another point Steve is Zebrawood |
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