Black Mariah Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 How do you get an unevenly colored finish like those I see on Eastman guitars? Check out the brown ones here: http://www.jhalemusic.com/pages/eastman.html I love the way it looks. Is this simply a byproduct of hand applied spirit varnish, or is there some kind of weird technique involved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAI6 Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 How do you get an unevenly colored finish like those I see on Eastman guitars? Check out the brown ones here: http://www.jhalemusic.com/pages/eastman.html I love the way it looks. Is this simply a byproduct of hand applied spirit varnish, or is there some kind of weird technique involved? ← Well, looking at the link you provided, I don't see any guitar with an "uneven" finish, so I have to assume that you are referring to the sunburst that most of those guitars in the link seem to have. Usually, those are sprayed, but I believe Myka here on the board has had some great results with handrubbing stains to a "sunburst" finish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mariah Posted October 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 See how the finish has varying shades of brown? From light to a very dark color, kind of mottled in appearance. That's what I mean. No, I'm not talking about the burst. I'm quite aware how those are done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 I believe you are talking about the figured wood. Takes a lot of practice to do it well. It is a process of applying color and sanding back then applying more color. Do some searching and you will find examples of how this is done. I would search for you but I am short on time at the moment. Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewman Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 In that picture (if you're talking about the front plate, and not the sides which are figured wood like Rich said), it looks like it's just absorbed more dye in the places where the arch is the sharpest and in the direction of the grain - i.e. where there's the most end grain (end grain absorbs MUCH more dye and gets a lot darker). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 That looks like the kind of absorbtion you can expect if staining spruce directly. Spruce isn't a wood that stains evenly quite as easily as some other woods. The sides on that (curly maple) look fairly evenly stained, perhaps with a bit of a burst effect there as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mariah Posted October 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Yeah, the top is what I was referring to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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