I've been doing tests on the scraps of the orange-brown mahogany I'm
using for my guitar.
With Z Poxy it has a great reddish brown.
I tried orange shellac under Z Poxy thinking it would refract some light
and look deeper. Nope. It looks jaundiced
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| Author: | WalterK [ Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:11 pm ] |
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Hello Folks!! Here is a subject that I believe has not been covered, or at least somehow has gone over my head. Coloring wood. Wods such as H. Mahogany (Martin Mahogany 15 series). Many others which I cannot remember unless I go thru all posts. I would appreciate a guidance or some lessons. Nothing too heavy but name of products available from the 3 big guys like Stewmac, Lmi, and etc. Any assistance would be appreciated. I'm tired of going to Walmart and Home Depot. Thanks, walter |
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| Author: | Kim [ Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:40 am ] |
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Hey Walter, Can't help you much other than to mention that I have read C.F. Martin use to dye all their Brazilian Rosewood in order to maintain a uniform production run. Go figure...or unfigure as the case may be. Cheers Kim |
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| Author: | James Orr [ Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:26 am ] |
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I've been doing tests on the scraps of the orange-brown mahogany I'm using for my guitar. With Z Poxy it has a great reddish brown. I tried orange shellac under Z Poxy thinking it would refract some light and look deeper. Nope. It looks jaundiced
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| Author: | Homeboy [ Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:15 am ] |
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I always use Mohawk stains to color my wood. They seem to work just fine but are not cheap. I like mahogany either way but recently I have been leaving my mahogany unstained and it looks good. One tip that I think is important when staining very figured wood is to use a non penetrating stain. If you use a deep penetrating stain on very figured woof, like maple, it can siphon through the grain and show up inside of the guitar. Homeboy |
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| Author: | crazymanmichael [ Sun Nov 19, 2006 8:38 am ] |
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as todd mentioned martin's color was the result of using a dark coloured filler, which is why they all looked very consistent colourwise, whether they were mahogany or rosewood. |
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| Author: | charliewood [ Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:46 am ] |
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Ive seen some aniline dyes used one some figured wood in some shopnotes magazine projects - looks really really nice some of those stains, especially on flame maple! Would this be alright for acoustic guitars potentially? Im already thinkin about s**b**sting something and I havent really gotten 1/2 way thru my first build! dang HESH!!!!!!!!!! 
Cheers Charlie |
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| Author: | charliewood [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:50 am ] |
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Thanks Todd! Cheers Charliewood |
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