Phoenix Rising - Guitar Building Series Episode 7 - Orange Binding & Cutting Fret slots.

[@monday6524]

Experimentation doesn’t always work out. This series has given me some great ideas. And… it has emphasized the importance of being precise. Thank you!

[@denisweening]

Thanks Daniel, again great work, love the sled you have made for the fretslots!

[@michaelcase9151]

I’ve looked up on how to do this and from the forums I read, people are using vacuum chambers with cactus juice and add your dye to the cactus juice. Pretty much the same method used for stabilizing wood.

[@CameranTurner]

Looks great Daniel. If it's any use to you, I've had success using a naturally orange wood such as Padauk to get orange stripes down my necks. It's of course a slightly different colour and lacking the flame figure but maybe worth a look if you haven't already considered it. I personally love the wood.

[@jonahguitarguy]

Well the fretboards are looking great. Bummer about the stain orange not penetrating all the way through the maple. Maybe a softer wood. I'm pretty sure the stained veneer I buy is tulip wood.

[@squidbeach]

Love the orange color of that binding. I have heard that people have most success staining - oak and ash - especially spalted oak. Using maple was a challenge. I am curious if a dye might do the trick. Maybe no penetration is a good thing - resulting with orange on the side of the binding and natural color on the top which would be unique?

[@rtucker0458]

Daniel.. Think about how wood moves water through the tree.. Think of it as a bunch of tubes. If it's even possible, you would have to draw the staining through the end grains all the way through the wood. Just a thought.

[@UnquendorGuitars]

Hi Robert, You’re right. I have done some more research, which I should have done before doing this experiment, and I agree with you. I think I should have used a proper vacuum chamber and a lot more stain. Maybe an experiment for another video.

[@jerrywelch7165]

How would the binding strips look when glued on and cut down to the fretboard level, shaving down the top edge, orange maple orange? Looking forward to the next episode, thanks

[@markcotton7081]

I really enjoy watching your videos! When you get to the finishing part of your build can you please show all the steps? what sanding grits do you use? sanding sealer? water or oil based products? i'm doing my first build now and used gray fill and am wondering what is the best next step. mohagany body and staining. thanks in advance!

[@markcotton7081]

gray I mean grain fill

[@jackhengst]

Je kan de maple binding toch naderhand kleuren met een penseeltje? Ik denk niet dat de lijm ver in het hout doordringt, aangezien de stain dat ook niet gedaan heeft.

[@PvLModelspoor]

Ha vakman, strak werk weer, hopen dat je je strips voor mekaar krijgt.

[@barrychristian4050]

I was hoping that the vac bag was going to work as I tried to make my own black veneer from walnut, I used a black tea wash, then a steel wool/vinager solution followed by several coats of a water based stain then black Indian ink followed by a black spirit stain even black liquid shoe polish, all to get the same result as you 🤦