View Full Version : Flinthills #7 in the Flint Hills
Mark Franzke
Sep-25-2006, 9:08pm
I just finished this one to have at Winfield. I pulled off the turnpike on the way down to take the picture. I used all maple bindings on this one, and gloss lacquer. Red, mahogany, and black color tone thinned with alcohol.
Mark Franzke
Sep-25-2006, 9:09pm
Here is a close up of the bindings.
Mark Franzke
Sep-25-2006, 9:10pm
The backside:
Mark Franzke
Sep-25-2006, 9:11pm
And the headstock:
unklemean
Sep-25-2006, 11:07pm
nicely done
jmkatcher
Sep-25-2006, 11:08pm
Very very pretty. The headstock inlay is very tasteful, too.
Beautiful mandolin!
Did you seal the bindings before staining? I'm on my #7 now and #8 I plan to go back to maple bindings for #8.
Mark Franzke
Sep-26-2006, 9:21am
I put a piece of black plastic binding between the body and the maple binding, and then protected the binding with masking tape. The plastic acted like a dam to keep the stain from bleeding. I wiped the reddish stain on starting in the center and worked it close to the edge keeping it fairly dry around the edges. Then I airbrushed along the edge, spraying lightly to keep it from going on wet. Then airbrushed the darker colors. There was minimal scraping of the binding.
Thanks.
Keeping it dry at the tape was wise. I did tests with masking tape years ago and the stain seems to get under the tape wery easily. So I ended up spraying colored varnish and scraped the bindings. I'll probably try sealing with lacquer with artist brush next time, so I will be able to use stains on bare wood.