The Amp Garage

The variation in color is the chromatography of the dye as is soaks into the cells of the wood and the base colors seperate according to size. Try a little spot on a coffee filter and get it wet and you'll see what colors its made from. http://theexplorationstation.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/coffee-f...

Actually the uneven staining was intended. What I was surprised about was the multiple colors that came out of the wood. When I stain a cab it involves several stages, and some include the use of alcohol. The softer or figured part of the wood absorbes more of the stain that the harder wood. If you...

Cantplay wrote:I would have guessed that was dye, not stain.

Its funny that the uneven coverage was not intended. I've been trying to figure out how you did it on purpose.

John

It looks dyed to me as well.

Fantastic looking cab.