Marcovis Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 (edited) did this one tonight, thought I'd share. Here's how to do a faux binding with a stained color instead of a sprayed toner color. Tools needed - green masking tape, razor blade, binding cutter, binding scraper Step1-tape all around edge of guitar and cut off excess with razor blade. Step2-run binding cutter around perimeter of guitar, peel back tape to reveal the "binding" and seal with lacquer. I brush on 3-4 lite coats. Step3-after lacquer is dry, peel remaining tape from body and rub stain on top. After stain is dry, clean binding edge with the binding scraper to remove any stain that is on the sealed binding. In this case, I took 320 and hand sanded the black back to achieve the charcoal color and then used the binding scraper to clean up the edges. Step4-seal top Here's the result! Link to closeup Just a friendly reminder, one picture per post, others must be linked. Exception in the "in progress and finished work" section. Edited September 6, 2008 by MiKro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six_stringer Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 Nice work. I will have to try that on one of my bookmatched Maple tops soon. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarter Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 That came out nice, thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 Looking good. I'm having trouble picturing how the binding cutter works; is it 'scraping' at a fixed depth, with the rod riding the sides? How does that give you a clean, crisp cut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perhellion Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 I'd love to see a pic of the cutter in the position it is in for cutting. I don't quite see how it works. For that matter, one of the scraper in action wouldn't hurt, although I think I get how that one works. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcovis Posted September 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 Here's the cutter in position. If you look close, you can see that the blade is spaced 5/64 from the guide that follows the side of the guitar. This cuts away the tape to expose the "binding". I can take more pics if this doesn't make sense. Here's a pic of what it looks like after cutting the tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Nice, I did my 7 string like that, but I had a little problem in 2 areas were the stain seeped a little into the "binding" area because of the razor cut too deep. Now I just use a 1/4" blue vinyl tape to edge the binding and then follow up like you do, either with lacquer or CA glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perhellion Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Pic definitely clears things up. Any problems in the tight curves? To the person doing the freehand tape, is it hard to keep a consistent thickness to the "binding"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcovis Posted September 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Pic definitely clears things up. Any problems in the tight curves? To the person doing the freehand tape, is it hard to keep a consistent thickness to the "binding"? No real problems, you just have to take your time and go slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 To the person doing the freehand tape, is it hard to keep a consistent thickness to the "binding"? It's a lot easier with the purfling cutter like Marcovis is doing, but I got experience using the tape, so it was easy for me to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyonsdream Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 That's really cool! Might have to try this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reantel Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 I was just wondering how to do this. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcovis Posted September 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 Here's a purple one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foil1more Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 would it be possible to use shellac instead of lacquer for sealing the edge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcovis Posted October 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 would it be possible to use shellac instead of lacquer for sealing the edge? Yes, you could use anything that will seal the edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pestvic Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 i dont mean to break rules or change the thread or anything but could you PLEASE do a tutorial on staining like that?? i want to do a Grey/black (charcoal grey) look like you did in the first one or like a red or blue (similar to the purple) but i have no clue where to start? like... what kind of stain did you use and all that? Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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