Re: maple for binding?
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:51 pm
Yes, I've used that trick to color some of the white deposits that sometimes show up in RW.John Link wrote:Tim, another trick you can try, on a sample first, of course, when using rosewood is to wipe the rosewood with acetone. The acetone will dissolve a certain amount of the rosewood color and stain the soft part of the curly maple with it, bringing out the figure. Be sure to seal the top and its purfling with shellac, cut neatly up to the maple, before you try this. You would do this after all final scraping and shaping of the binding is finished.
Admittedly, it is living life on the edge of the envelope, a bit.