I meant dye. Sorry.
I've got some olive wood I want to build a cajun accordion with.
However the wood was not bookmatched when cut. Someone is advising me
to slice the olive wood and then glue it to a darker, stable substrate.
The "darker" qualification is for some aesthetic contrast, but a dye
could work.
I have some hard maple, quartersawn, already.
Is there something better.
"David Ford" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What is a hard, stable, not too expensive wood that would be easy to
> work, and take well to an ebonizing stain?
>
> I've got some hard maple. Would that work?
>
Poorly, especially as you used the word "stain." It'll take a dye
reasonably well, but why not go with something more porous like birch?
"David Ford" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What is a hard, stable, not too expensive wood that would be easy to
> work, and take well to an ebonizing stain?
>
> I've got some hard maple. Would that work?
It worked for me.
todd
David Ford says...
> What is a hard, stable, not too expensive wood that would be easy to
> work, and take well to an ebonizing stain?
>
> I've got some hard maple. Would that work?
Hard maple is wonderfully hard and stable. Isn't known to take stain
well. A few trials trying to stain soft maple left me with a greater
appreciation for its natural beauty...
Hard maple is rather difficult to work and fair at taking stain. Oak
has good workability and takes finish well. Knowing what you are
building would help with other specific recommendations.
On 9 Apr 2005 21:11:27 -0700, "David Ford" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>What is a hard, stable, not too expensive wood that would be easy to
>work, and take well to an ebonizing stain?
>
>I've got some hard maple. Would that work?
In article <[email protected]>, "David Ford" <[email protected]> wrote:
>What is a hard, stable, not too expensive wood that would be easy to
>work, and take well to an ebonizing stain?
"Hard" and "easy to work" - pick one.
"Hard", "stable", "not too expensive" - pick any two.
:-)
>
>I've got some hard maple. Would that work?
It's really hard. It's reasonably stable. It's not too cheap. It's not that
easy to work (unless you're talking about a lathe - it turns well). It takes
stain poorly; dye is a better choice.
Depending on just how hard you need the wood to be, soft maple might be
suitable. What will this be used for?
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On 10 Apr 2005 06:40:42 -0700, "David Ford" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I meant dye. Sorry.
>
>I've got some olive wood I want to build a cajun accordion with.
>However the wood was not bookmatched when cut. Someone is advising me
>to slice the olive wood and then glue it to a darker, stable substrate.
> The "darker" qualification is for some aesthetic contrast, but a dye
>could work.
>
>I have some hard maple, quartersawn, already.
>
>Is there something better.
You could just use oak or ash, and save the maple. I know ash takes
dye really well (Though it may not be as hard as you like, you'll have
to figure that out for yourself)
Aut inveniam viam aut faciam
On 9 Apr 2005 21:11:27 -0700, "David Ford" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>What is a hard, stable, not too expensive wood that would be easy to
>work, and take well to an ebonizing stain?
>
>I've got some hard maple. Would that work?
Hard maple is my personal favorite. I haven't tried ebonizing it,
because I like the grain an awful lot, but it is hard, stable and not
terribly expensive. It also polishes to a beautiful glass-like finish
if you're patient. If the ebonizing stain doesn't work for you, India
ink works really well also.
Aut inveniam viam aut faciam
In article <[email protected]>, "David Ford" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I meant dye. Sorry.
>
>I've got some olive wood I want to build a cajun accordion with.
>However the wood was not bookmatched when cut. Someone is advising me
>to slice the olive wood and then glue it to a darker, stable substrate.
> The "darker" qualification is for some aesthetic contrast, but a dye
>could work.
>
>I have some hard maple, quartersawn, already.
I think that'll do. Doesn't sound like workability is going to be too much of
a concern: you'll not be doing much besides cutting and drilling, will you?
>
>Is there something better.
Consider using black walnut. It should be plenty hard for this application;
it's already dark; it's fairly easy to work; and it's *extremely* stable. Main
drawback is price.
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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?