Used this post as I was trying to design my project. It had good advice.
This is a solid piece of I bleached mahogany.
grain-filled with ebony timbermate.
I got a good couple coats of sanding sealer and then used Createx Colors candy2o Emerald Green in their UV clear base (per their data sheet (and a smidge of distilled water because I forgot to by the reducer and it seemed a touch thick).
Laid it on thick on the edges for the burst.
Turned out pretty good. I still need to give it a coat of 2k and final sand / buff.