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 Post subject: Ready for binding.
PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2024 9:15 am 
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I have 4 to choose from, and I can't make up my mind. Ivory, black, tortoise, and walnut that I made myself. My mind keeps going to the ones SM sells that have the bwb at the bottom. Im stuck.

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 Post subject: Re: Ready for binding.
PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2024 12:09 pm 
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I decided to make my own similar to SM using walnut, pine, and black veneer.Image

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 Post subject: Re: Ready for binding.
PostPosted: Sat Aug 24, 2024 9:16 am 
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Well, I finished making them, and I'm still not impressed. I have lots of beautiful wood, but all too short.ImageImage

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 Post subject: Re: Ready for binding.
PostPosted: Sat Aug 24, 2024 11:43 am 
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Kinda hard to tell what it will look like rough cut and unfinished.

Why don't you sand the edge of your binding sandwich and give it a couple swipes of shellac, do the same to a cutoff of side wood and have a look for a little better eval?

You might like it or not but you will have a better idea of final appearance.

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 Post subject: Re: Ready for binding.
PostPosted: Sun Aug 25, 2024 4:39 am 
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Ill give it a try.

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 Post subject: Re: Ready for binding.
PostPosted: Sun Aug 25, 2024 11:10 am 
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I've just made my own binding using quilted sapele I have left from the sides of a previous build. I just glued some thin BWB purfling to the bottom edge using TB3, to help prevent delamination during bending. Came out very well, I'm relieved to say.


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