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Ok, so i am in the process of planning to build a telecaster.

The guitar goes as follows,

1 1/2 inch African Mahogany body

1/4 flame maple top

Standard tele shape

i want to do just a clear untinted finish on the back and sides. Making the binding natural (think PRS). I thought this would be easy, but when i stain the top i figured that the stain would penetrate into the binding from the top. Making a fuzzy edge in my binding.

What could i do to stop this?

One of my friends said to clear the top, then mix the stain into a clear. Then spray that, then after a couple coats of that, clear over.

The problem with this, i thought would be getting the top to stain evenly.

Would that be a problem?

Has anyone here down this? ANd if you did, what method of finish did you use?

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Is there any way you can remove the binding intact, stain the area(s) you want, and then reinstall the binding?  And then apply clear to everything.  Otherwise, a good masking job is all I can think of.

everyway i know to take the binding off wood ruin the wood.

There will be no "overhang" on the top like a normal binding, it will be stain out to the edges. I still dont know how to get the stain to stay in the top and not bleed into the maple.

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i want to do just a clear untinted finish on the back and sides. Making the binding natural (think PRS). I thought this would be easy, but when i stain the top i figured that the stain would penetrate into the binding from the top.  Making a fuzzy edge in my binding.

What could i do to stop this?

Click this link and scroll down for a great example (props to David Myka).

Mask and seal your "binding" with clear lacquer. I think Myka uses brush-on. There's probably a tutorial in the forum or on PG, but I remembered this particular page on Myka's site. :D

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