How to stain Basswood
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- Опубліковано 5 кві 2015
- In this video I demonstrate some of the sealing techniques which are effective at preparing Basswood for staining. Since Basswood is a soft wood, it tends to blotch when a stain is applied to it even if the surface has been sealed. Some sealers do not work at all and some of them dont give a nice and even stain. This is the reason why a lot of wood carvers and artists just paint their pieces in the end. In this video I experiment with just a few sealing options and in my basswood guitar video, I have used one of these options which has given me very nice staining results. Hope you can benefit from this experiment too. Have fun!
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Awesome video. Just bought a basswood mantle for cheap. Needed this info. Keep it up !
Excellent experiment. Very well done and very helpful. Thanks.
So I had extremely good fortune. I used teak oil finish (3 coats) just to partially seal the grain. Waited 48 hours and applied black oil paint. I removed as much as possible with mineral spirits/Japan dry mix. The grain had shown through very well. After 48 hours I stained. Results were amazing considering the grain. Consistent across the board.
It would be awesome if you could post a link to a photo! I'd love to see it!
Good video, very helpful! Thank you.
***** Thanks for watching! I am glad it helped you out :D
Very helpful, thank you!!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks very helpful
Very nice.
HS Tele thanks very much!
what brand of danish oil do you use?
I subbed. Thorough and the music is good 😆
Thanks for the kind words Bill! I do the music myself as well.
@@thehobbyist3301 I'm staining a basswood guitar kit as we speak. Your video is a great thing to have on in the background. Thank you.
Bill Knott Nice! I recently finished my first kit guitar, although it is not basswood, it’s a mahogany body. It would be nice to see your results though.
I wonder how artists oil paints would do. Maybe hitting the piece with a black first and then using mineral spirits to thin out. I’m only worried that instead of accenting the grain it would just take over the porous would all together and not rub out like it should.
400 grit a bit too fine. Most woods you should not sand past 220 when staining. Over sanding prevents stain penetration.
Nice bruuv
Very interesting, and enlightening demo...do you know if you can tint the Danish Oil before applying? I'm stripping the paint from a Basswood guitar, and plan doing a dyed sunburst finish.
Thanks,
Scott.
+G-System Videos Hi Scott, thanks for watching my video, I am glad you found it helpful. Tinting Danish Oil is something I havent done before, although there may be a few things you can try. You can either use danish oil which comes with different colors right out of the box for e.g dark walnut, golden oak, medium oak, mahogany etc. Or if you wanted a more personalised color, then you can try mixing a spirit stain with the oil one drop at a time and stirring the oil thoroughly allowing the stain to mix itself with the oil. I personally havent tried this so you can run a test basswood piece to see what results you get. Chances are you may get uneven color spread across your piece, but I guess that is what sunburst looks like :)
You can also try mixing an oil based pigment color with some boiled linseed oil. Usually linseed oil is used as a carrier for pigments so they mix well with boiled linseed oil.....but you will have to run several test pieces beforehand. To do this, first try mixing the pigment with the oil in a small jar and see how well they mix. If they dont mix well, then apply the pigment directly on a test piece and spread it with a rag, allow it to dry and then seal the surface with boiled linseed oil.
I was just wondering, a sunburst finished is usually done on a curly maple top, are you trying it on pure basswood? It will be interesting to see the results.
I found this old Ibanez guitar on eBay, and it's got some cracks and dents in the finish, so, I thought I'd do a sort of tobacco burst type of finish on it...I did a similar finish on a Fender Strat body last year, an Alder body, it turned out nice...I'm now thinking of using Tru-Oil instead of Danish oil, mainly because I already have some. I'll keep you posted on the results.
Traditionally, sunburst finishes on Fenders are done on the more boring pieces of wood, to sort of class them up. Gibson, on the other hand, famously made their 1959 'bursts on flame maple...setting the standards for today.
Thanks,
Scott.
+G-System Videos Hey Scott, hows it going? Just checking back in, did you have any luck with sunbursting your Basswood guitar? Which technique did you use? Any new projects you're working on? Cheers
Thanks for the demo. How about tinting a gloss topcoat with aniline dye then applying directly to the piece? or would a seal coat be better first?
+Curt Hegel Glad you liked the video! Definitely worth a try, you can try both scenarios, one with a sealer and one without. Let me know if you go ahead with it. Would love to see your results.
I used analine dye, its really awesome on guitars, and finish it off with Tru Oil... Angelus and Feibings are decent dyes.
You shoul try classic oak stain light gloss polyurethane on bass wood, it will shainge the way you see this wood, you will be amazed, astonishing, i wish i could share some pictures of my wood carvings on here, good video..... 👍👍👍 👍
Thank you for watching. Sounds like a good idea. Please share a link with some pictures. Would love to see the results.
Are you talking about sealing or just the staining in general.
Shainge? Pretty sure that’s not a word
would linseed oil also work to stain basswood?
Pure linseed oil will give it a natural golden-ish finish. If you want to achieve a specific colour, then you can use a pre-coloured danish oil for example mid oak or a walnut colour, which basically serves a 2-in-1 stain plus oil top coat finish.
Hi! I'm not sure if you're still responding to comments on this video, but if so, I have a question. I'm considering getting a basswood fireplace mantel. I love how your shellac + varnish method before the staining turned out (#3 in the video). Can you tell me, did you wipe the shellac + varnish after a while, or just put it on liberally and then let it sit as is for 24 hours?
Hello! Thanks for your comment. I would recommend to put on a liberal coat and then wipe off all the excess with a clean rag. The idea is to let the sealer soak into the wood and not allow it to build on top of the wood surface. Also something to keep in mind is that for larger wood pieces you may need to seal it a second time after the first coat has dried. Lightly sand the surface with 400 grit before applying the second seal. Then when you get to staining, do the same, apply liberally and then wipe off the excess stain. You can also do a second coat but remember to lightly sand in between coats. As always run a test piece first. Hope that helps.
How did your experiment go? Would love to see a pic or 2 if you have them!
@@thehobbyist3301 I actually decided to go with a walnut mantel instead, and I had someone do an epoxy coating on it. It turned out beautifully but I still don't have it mounted. The home improvement projects never seem to end at my house! 😆
@@TheSquirrelMommy Walnut is one of my favorite woods! (both white and black Walnut) and epoxy makes it stand out and shine even more! Certainly a great choice over Basswood 😄
Thanks buddy ☹️
Have you tried using coffee, tea or wine as a stainer? They are all high in tannins.
Yes I have tried tea but personally I dont like that shade, although some people use it. The benefit is that tea is cheaper than other stains so it may come handy sometime.
dude - i am working with a dean vendetta xm guitar (basswood) - just finished getting rid of the vinyl coat. I will probably end up doing the oil finish - thanks a ton though!
You're welcome! Is it a 1-piece or 2-piece basswood body? Normally basswood bodies on guitars are just painted rather than oiled or stained although it would be interesting to see the finished results. What oil are you planning on using? I would recommend 5+ coats of tru-oil for a robust finish. Do share some pictures, just reply in the comments with a link. Thanks!
i have some colored stain and varnish. will mixing stain with varnish turn out any good?
+larsheuker That does sound like an interesting idea, although to be honest I have never tried it myself :) In theory it should work, but I think you will have to apply 2-4 coats allowing 24 hours between each coat. You will also need to check first whether your stain mixes well with your selected varnish (as different varnishes have different solubilities). Run a test piece first to make sure you dont ruin your work and it would be really nice to hear about your results. Hope it works out well.
+The Hobbyist thanks alot man, i will see how it turns out :)
Basswood is soft. Basswood is not a softwood.
You are right ... I wonder why its a soft wood and not a softwood ... lol
The Hobbyist you'll find that softwoods are conifers - pine, fir, spruce. But Balsa is a hardwood (?!). Just some nerdy wood info ;)
I've built furniture with pine and spruce but Balsa hardwood? ... No thanksssss.
I actually never thought about this craziness, glad you brought it up.
what brand stain are you using?
I am using Chestnut spirit stains :)