Here is a close up of this black translucent finish over bear claw spruce. I feel the grain took the stain beautifully!!! It looks great in person. This picture really shows it well.
I imagine the bear claw with abalone binding and wood purflings. I think it would resemble this one below a lot. But the bear claw figure would look different than the redwood. The stain really accents the bear claws figure. I like it and think its a fairly 'new look'.
Kevin.