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| Author: | Steve_E [ Tue Apr 27, 2010 12:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Pore filling spalted wood |
How does one pore fill for example curly spalted maple? I'm using it for my headpiece rosette and but-strip. It is quite porus. I obviously don't want to change the look of the spalt in any significant way. CA? Using Robbie's lacquer and spalted maple end-grain dust? Thanks Steve |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Tue Apr 27, 2010 1:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pore filling spalted wood |
Seal it with blond shellac or thin lacquer. Then use med. ca to fill. Then sand level. Mike |
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| Author: | JohnAbercrombie [ Tue Apr 27, 2010 1:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pore filling spalted wood |
Steve- If your spalted wood is not 'in the guitar' already, it can make it machine/cut a lot more cleanly if you hit it with thin CA first. Whether you are applying CA/shellac/lacquer, it will soak it up like a sponge in some areas. I use spalted wood in rosettes and generally do the CA 'thing' before I cut the ring with the router -much cleaner edges. Cheers John |
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| Author: | Chuck [ Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pore filling spalted wood |
I don't know about guitars but when I have carved spalted wood I apply thin CA, let it set up and then work with it. I have a friend who used to turn spalted wood and he also put thin CA on it and then used his turning tools on it. However, I don't know how to do it on a guitar as I have not used it on a guitar. Chuck |
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