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Post by rickblacker on Nov 25, 2009 22:21:15 GMT -5
What does this have to do with tech? I'll tell you.  My wife decided to make cranberry sauce from scratch. When she was done, she had shown me the spatchula she had used. it was wooden and it was all stained. See where I'm heading? Those cranberries took a normal wooden spatchula and turned it into a very beautiful cranberry color. I'm temped when I build my next guitar, to cook up some cranberries into a puree and stain my guitar with it... Now, I know it's very liquidie, but still.. Wipe on, wipe off, wipe on wipe off until you get a nice deep rich cranberry color. |
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Post by heem6 on Nov 26, 2009 12:18:32 GMT -5
That sounds pretty cool and intriguing, actually. I think that would be a great color.
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Post by rickblacker on Nov 26, 2009 14:29:06 GMT -5
True, but after it tried it was washed out in color. However, like I mentioned, would most likely need to be applied many times. Plus the type of wood would make big difference as well.
My Explorer build i'm leaning towards solid Maple. I have a few maple chunks in my shop from when we redid our cabinets. I may have to experiment with it.
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Post by nickwellings on Nov 26, 2009 14:38:39 GMT -5
Maybe try what guitar builders do. Stain once, sand out flt and fine then stain again? I think that is what they do.
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Post by heem6 on Nov 26, 2009 16:18:11 GMT -5
FYI - Maple is a pretty dense wood and doesn't accept stain as well as some other woods.
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Post by halo71 on Dec 11, 2009 17:15:27 GMT -5
^ What Jim said! ;D
I can tell ya from experience. That poplar takes a stain really well. Even the end cut when stained do not darken up badly like some other woods.
This is a cool idea for sure! I have read about people making there own stains before. Like from metal oxides to make rust colors etc.
I would guess you'd need a water based clear to go over that stain if you make it. Tung oil would probably work well also.
I got a stripped body made from alder. Wonder how that'd take a stain. Been wanting to try a clear finish. Especially after the last few painting fiasco's! lol
Oh yeah, MinWax makes a wipe on poly that is water based. I recently used it on some birch cabinets that I am making for a ladies business. Works like a freaking charm! Dries in about 45 minutes. Steel wool then another coat and they looked really nice.
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