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Dying/Staining Black Walnut?

 
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Micter



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:49 pm    Post subject: Dying/Staining Black Walnut? Reply with quote
Here's the deal. I have a carved top teleish body that has cream binding . Obviously due to the title the thing is Walnut with some cool grain I might add. It needs (IMO) something to differentiate the top and back being separated by the binding.

Has anyone ever done anything in the way of a translucent finish, dye, stain with walnut? My head is seeing a dark trans finish although I have never even seen anything other than natural walnut finishes.

Any ideas would be appreciated.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
This is one that a friend of mine built- Its a solid burst on Walnut;



Not exactly what you're looking for but its the closest I could find

Dave
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Here's a thread where I was wondering the same thing (natural vs. tinted). In the end, I sprayed some brown darken it up a little.

http://www.reranch.com/reranch/viewtopic.php?t=36833&start=0
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
fliski guitars wrote:
This is one that a friend of mine built- Its a solid burst on Walnut;



Not exactly what you're looking for but its the closest I could find

Dave


That is really cool. I like it a lot
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Anyone else?
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I am building two walnut Magnatone Mark 5ish guitars in walnut right now. One for a friend is likely going to be truoiled. The one for me I am going to do a metalflake black burst and natural in the center.
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