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found my neck.

Posted by Better Trees on January 28, 2014 at 4:52pm
A beautiful purple-brown stick of poplar with a loud, diagonal grained poplar fingerboard.I'm already planning the finish on it (:I just don't know what action and strings it will end up with.I'm thinking I'll whittle a bone nut and saddle for it, and brass details. Can I stain bone?
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  • Uncle John January 28, 2014 at 9:27pm

    Beautiful grain.    I just finished a uke with poplar and I cussed that wood for being soft and fibrous.   But once done and oiled it came out good.

    Badfinger -Eric- recently stained some bone with coffee grounds if I am recalling correctly. 

  • Better Trees January 28, 2014 at 6:45pm

    Oh, and thank you Bruce. C:

  • Better Trees January 28, 2014 at 6:45pm

    Thanks a lot, randy. That will work, I think. I'll test it out soon.

  • Randy S. Bretz January 28, 2014 at 5:31pm

    Stick the bone in wet coffee grounds overnite...gives it a nice aged look

  • Bruce Myers January 28, 2014 at 5:27pm

    Bone can be dyed, it is very common in the knife making world, it may take some stain but probably not to the extent that wood does.

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