Date: 3/21/2002, 8:04 am
I've used padauk for guitar-building because it's got great tone and appearance, with a couple of caveats.
1. It's HEAVY
2. Although bright red to orange when first cut, it will quickly fade to a nice brown color in the sunlight, somewhere in the range of mahogany or walnut. I don't know of any clear finish that has enough UV inhibitor to prevent the fading.
3. I've left padauk that will be used on a guitar in the sun intentionally so it will bleach to it's final color before finishing.
4. If you wish to enhance the grain or figure in wood before applying a finish, or in this case before applying epoxy, give it a light wash of shellac thinned with denatured alcohol. I usually use just enough shellac to give the alcohol an amber tint. That will really "pop" the grain or figure and won't create an issue for bonding. Here's a link to some blistered myrtly that was given that treatment.
5. So, you may want to see if you've got a chunk or two of light-weight cedar that has some interesting grain pattern and pop it using the shellac. That would make it stand out .
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John Monfoe -- 3/21/2002, 6:43 am- Re: Strip: Wood colors? *Pic*
Luke -- 3/22/2002, 3:55 pm- Re: Strip: Dyed Wood *Pic*
Erich Eppert -- 3/23/2002, 11:05 am
- Thanks Everyone. *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 3/22/2002, 7:09 am- Border Pattern *NM* *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 3/22/2002, 7:15 am- Re: Border Pattern
Chip Sandresky -- 3/22/2002, 12:19 pm- Re: Border Pattern
John Monfoe -- 3/23/2002, 7:07 am
- Re: Border Pattern - looks great!
jim kozel -- 3/22/2002, 11:00 am- Re: Border Pattern - looks great!
John Monfoe -- 3/23/2002, 6:57 am
- Re: Border Pattern
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- Re: Strip: Wood colors?
Chip Sandresky -- 3/21/2002, 3:24 pm- Re: Strip: Wood colors?
Rod Tait -- 3/21/2002, 11:12 am- Re: Strip: Wood colors?
steve hartmann -- 3/21/2002, 8:18 am- Re: Strip: Wood colors?
jim kozel -- 3/21/2002, 8:04 am- Re: Strip: Wood colors?
Patsy -- 3/21/2002, 10:30 am- Re: Strip: Wood colors?
jim kozel -- 3/21/2002, 11:40 am- Re: Shellac
Chip Sandresky -- 3/21/2002, 5:36 pm- Re: Shellac
jim kozel -- 3/21/2002, 10:10 pm- Re: Shellac - CLARIFICATION
jim kozel -- 3/21/2002, 10:13 pm
- Re: Shellac - CLARIFICATION
- Re: Strip: Wood colors?
Patsy -- 3/21/2002, 11:50 am- Re: Strip: Wood colors?
jim kozel -- 3/21/2002, 2:55 pm- Re: Strip: Wood colors?
Patsy -- 3/21/2002, 3:17 pm- Shellac --warning, some adult content
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/22/2002, 12:34 am- Re: Shellac --warning, some adult content
Patsy -- 3/22/2002, 1:11 pm- Re: Shellac --Lac Beetle
Chip Sandresky -- 3/25/2002, 5:11 pm- Re: Shellac --Lac Beetle
John Monfoe -- 3/27/2002, 5:28 am
- India--I believe. *NM*
John Monfoe -- 3/23/2002, 6:17 am- Re: Shellac --warning, some adult content
Paul G.Jacobson -- 3/22/2002, 11:55 pm - Re: Shellac --Lac Beetle
- Re: Shellac --Lac Beetle
- Re: Shellac --warning, some adult content
- Shellac --warning, some adult content
- Re: Strip: Wood colors?
- Re: Shellac
- Re: Shellac
- Re: Strip: Wood colors?
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Steve -- 3/21/2002, 7:43 am- Re: Strip: Spit on it
!RUSS -- 3/21/2002, 7:02 am - Re: Strip: Dyed Wood *Pic*
- Re: Strip: Wood colors? *Pic*