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arachnid
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Staining lams
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November 20, 2016, 03:19:00 AM »
Hi guys.
I'm in the process of making a takedown longbow. I'm going to use clear glass over maple lams. I want to add a bit of colour to it. Can I stain one of the maple lams? Will it cause any problems in the glue up?
How about natural home made stains (like coffee or this one-
https://www.google.co.il/amp/www.instructables.com/id/tea-staining/%3Famp_page%3Dtrue?client=ms-android-om-lge
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Crooked Stic
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Re: Staining lams
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November 20, 2016, 06:16:00 AM »
Any of the alcohol based leather dyes will work. The one you have posted should also work. but you might do a test strip first to be sure.
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arachnid
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Re: Staining lams
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November 20, 2016, 06:48:00 AM »
You mean tet the colour I get or the glueing?
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KenH
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Re: Staining lams
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November 20, 2016, 09:00:00 AM »
Test the gluing...
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breazyears
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Re: Staining lams
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November 20, 2016, 12:33:00 PM »
I would use a water based dye.
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peanut39350
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Re: Staining lams
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November 20, 2016, 02:11:00 PM »
I have used minwax stain with no problems i got the idea from a build along i saw on here a few years back
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jess stuart
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Re: Staining lams
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November 20, 2016, 06:48:00 PM »
I have used alcohol based aniline dyes for years without issue. The alcohol flashes off almost instantly. Can't say about the water based or any others.
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