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Old 03-05-2008, 10:15 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Re: Handstained tops

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Originally Posted by RFR View Post
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
That's a great point, Roman. I hadn't thought of that. He did mention at the beginning, before he did the double staining, to wet down the whole thing so that it didn't absorb too much stain. But I don't recall him giving that tip specifically for end grain. Thanks!
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