themikestro Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 I have a beatiful image in my mind of a solid lacewood PRS style body stained a deep green.... mmmm lovely. What I want to know is; does anywone have experience with the stuff? I know it isn't too heavy and is meant to sound a bit like alder.... no bad thing. But how well does it work? I'm hoping it planes and carves well and i'm curious about the kind of finish it will take and wether it will need much grain filling etc as I was hoping for a carved top dyed green and then laquered to a high gloss. Care to share your experiences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 I seem to recall Drak having a purple lacewood Warlock a while back. He had to bleach and then dye though, if I remember correctly. But it was shiny!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 I did a lacewood top a while back took the stain very well. I did not do a sun burst just a regular stain. topped it with lacquer and looked great. an orange stain will look good and bring out some of the woods color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 You talkin' boud dis piece-o-trash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPL Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 You talkin' boud dis piece-o-trash? I wish I was your garbage man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themikestro Posted May 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Does lacewood come in quite different shades? I noticed the stuff on Warmoth.com is very light but examples i've seen elsewhere are pretty dark... Ho hum. I was thinking an amber, red or orange finish would look pretty nifty on it too. Craft supplies in the UK will sell a 2" thick one piece body for £28.00 ($50USD) thats a pretty good price for such a sexy piece of wood I reckon! Cheers for the advice anyhow! For future reference does anyone know of a supplier in the UK for wood bleach? Can't find any at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Find your local Rustin's supplier (a phone call to Rustin's will point you in the right direction) and give them a call. They probably won't have it in stock, but can order it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 I did just about what you are talking about. Use some of the LMI or Stewmac dyes and test on some scrap until you have the desired color. I didnt bleach the wood either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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