will this wood finish work on laminate necks?

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mad scientist
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#1
okay. so there probably a way to do this and i just don't know the name to google it.

i'm looking for a tutorial on how to stain a 5 piece neck, but stain the different pieces different colors. i'm trying to figure out how i could with out the stain bleeding into each other. like lets say it's maple and walnut but i want to bleach or ebonize the walnut and dye the maple a lovely shade of green. is there a way to do this practically?
 
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I doubt it. If you do them separately, you'll still have to assemble, shape, and sand sand and put on the final finish. Can't imagine how that would work. Same with taping off the assembled pieces. Sounds (IMHO) you are overthinking. Using diff. color woods gives enough contrast, and looks great. I used walnut and flame maple on my build, with a clear finish. Looks fine to me (see avatar), It has aged a bit over the past 20 years, but so have I....LOL. But hey, if someone has a magic formula, I'm listening.........
 
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sure, it would be easier to just get different colors of wood but some stain colors do not exist in nature. like lime green wood and cerused whitened walnut. also, what if i want to use some boring blonde woods but want them to look more exotic? maybe if the pieces were CNCed, stained separately and glued in a special jig clamp to keep them lined up? maybe a inlaid veneer would be the way to go instead?
 
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has anyone worked with it? i haven;t but i read somewheres that it ended up more like plastic than wood with hatever they stabilize it with
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May Basses and Alpher Instruments have both done it. I think it's infused with epoxy?

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*May Custom Basses






But I would say if it's possible to do this with dye (toner maybe?), it should be possible on a neck too

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*Skervesen Guitars
 
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Hey Bruce and (whatever your tag is) OP I have been having several emails and calls back and forth with Webbwood. This is the only place where the longest piece is 31.5" and with a scarf joint it will work. They have no full sheets at this time in the low density which is what you wou would want to build a neck with. I am contemplating getting a full sheet that is 1.25" thick which is what I would order. Runs about $200 plus I bet an easy $50 for shipping here on the east coast.

Op in Brooklyn you are near Webbwood home base that would be where I would direct you. I personally want to give it a try but $250 is a lot for an experiment they may look great and perform well but sound like tapping on a wet phone book. Still I think I'm going to order some to try...
 
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HaMMerHeD said:
My friend Patrick Renk does a partially dyed top. He masks off the part he wants to dye, then sprays the remainder with a shellac sealer. Then he removes the tape, and tapes over the shellac sealer after it dries. Then he applies the dye, removes the tape, and applies a clear-coat.

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Guitars | Renk Guitars
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I've done this before also, works well on tops (below), I could imagine neck lams being a pain but it would definitely be possible.
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