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Our daughter bought a live edge red oak slab with a crack. I inlayed a maple bow tie. She wants the slab stained to go with her dark floors. I thought I could shellac the maple and stain the slab. This did not work on the practice. What say ye?
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You said above that the butterfly was already in place. At this point I'm not sure there is a way to keep the stain from bleeding into the overlay. It will be interesting to see the suggestions.
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The only way I can think of to do it would be difficult: Stain the whole piece now for the desired major color. Then redo the bow tie. Route it out and replace.
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(02-02-2020, 08:19 AM)WxMan Wrote: The only way I can think of to do it would be difficult: Stain the whole piece now for the desired major color. Then redo the bow tie. Route it out and replace.
I considered this idea but my inlay skill level is not that high. I don't want to leave the inlay "proud".
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