A beautiful purple-brown stick of poplar with a loud, diagonal grained poplar fingerboard.
I'm already planning the finish on it (:
I just don't know what action and strings it will end up with.
I'm thinking I'll whittle a bone nut and saddle for it, and brass details. Can I stain bone?

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Comment by Uncle John on January 28, 2014 at 3:27pm

Beautiful grain.    I just finished a uke with poplar and I cussed that wood for being soft and fibrous.   But once done and oiled it came out good.

Badfinger -Eric- recently stained some bone with coffee grounds if I am recalling correctly. 

Comment by Better Trees on January 28, 2014 at 12:45pm

Oh, and thank you Bruce. C:

Comment by Better Trees on January 28, 2014 at 12:45pm

Thanks a lot, randy. That will work, I think. I'll test it out soon.

Comment by Randy S. Bretz on January 28, 2014 at 11:31am

Stick the bone in wet coffee grounds overnite...gives it a nice aged look

Comment by Bruce Myers on January 28, 2014 at 11:27am

Bone can be dyed, it is very common in the knife making world, it may take some stain but probably not to the extent that wood does.

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