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Originally Posted by pinefd
Nick, I'm not so sure about Tom using blue for double staining. I looked real close at Sue tonight with a magnifying glass, and I see no evidence of that. In fact, I had a discussion with Tom a few months ago about another guitar of mine that he had painted within that last few years, and he specifically said that he used a dark brown for the double staining. He did say, as you mentioned, that he mostly does the double staining (with the dark color, at least) in the burst area. I think he may double stain the lighter area with amber, but I don't know this for sure.
Regarding the hand staining method shown in the video, I plan to experiment quite a bit before trying it on a guitar. I at least would like to do some double staining using this method, and as Roman mentioned above, maybe apply the amber dye this way, with a little burst as well. I'll post my results (good or bad) when I get there.
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One thing to keep in mind is this;
He was working on a flat piece.
The part where the endgrain was turned REAL dark.
On a Carved top body, you are in a position where due to the carve, there is always some endgrain exposed.
I dont remember if it was covered in the video, but one trick is to pre wet the endgrain with water so that not so much of the dye soaks in.
Roman