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Very impressive job Alan, as usual.

I know that having light woods next to dark can cause the colours to bleed where the dark dust gets into the light wood, so how do you get around it? Is it down to wood selection and grain orientation or are there techniques when turning/sanding that help minimise it?
I’m asking because I’m considering trying out a bit of basic segmenting and I’ve got some 0.5 mm maple veneer from my guitar making days that could look really smart. As long as I don’t mess it up.
Cheers
Ash

[QUOTE="ValleyBoy, post: 361562, member: 2096"] Very impressive job Alan, as usual. I know that having light woods next to dark can cause the colours to bleed where the dark dust gets into the light wood, so how do you get around it? Is it down to wood selection and grain orientation or are there techniques when turning/sanding that help minimise it? I’m asking because I’m considering trying out a bit of basic segmenting and I’ve got some 0.5 mm maple veneer from my guitar making days that could look really smart. As long as I don’t mess it up. Cheers Ash [/QUOTE]

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