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Curly maple - darker than the top, lighter than the sides, but the light and dark in the curly maple will pull it all together.
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Here's another custom build thread with dark binding that works well.
http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=465572
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And yours is a great example - lovely work, looks superb.
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Aloha - Wenge Binding
Aloha TEK,
I would suggest using some darker, flat sawn Wenge for binding with those woods. Wenge would provide texture & contrast, & the flat sawn varieties give you a "pheasant wing" visual movement that would work well. Much harder than Hawaiian acacia koa. http://www.rockler.com/wenge-by-the-...FUiPfgodl7oOyQ If you had access to it, Kolohala or Hawaiian Pheasant wood would be absolutely perfect for use as binding there. Same qualities as Wenge with more color variations. Also much harder than koa for bindings. https://www.google.com/search?q=hawa...reilUWb0FNI6M: RE: Hawaiian acacia koa's lack of binding suitability? One need look no further than the Janka hardness chart to see what Bruce is talking about. Rosewoods, ebonies & maples, even bloodwood, all provide much more dent-prevention & edge protection than would acacia koa. As much as I love Koa, I've rarely used it for binding for the same reasons. It's also why mahoganies are seldom used for binding - it has the same 4.5 hardness issue as koa. Other hardwoods that would work for binding those woods are Macassar Ebony, Peruvian Walnut, African Blackwood (if you can still find it) or a hard black walnut. Another hard, dark Hawaiian wood is Milo. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=...91462148760906 Good Luck with your project, TEK. alohachris Last edited by alohachris; 04-05-2017 at 01:03 AM. |
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Thanks everyone for all the ideas.
Chris, Thanks for your suggestions. I have some Wenge and some Peruvian Walnut due in tomorrow. Hopefully one of those will catch my eye. Travis |
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That already looks good.
Great choice. Excellent.
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