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   joeleonetti | Dec 05, 2019 03:28pm | #1

   Call them. I've found them very helpful for all kinds of things. I would imagine they would share the info with you.

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   fivebirdscustom | Dec 05, 2019 09:48pm | #2

   I did a marking knife a few months ago out of Sapelle. I used BLO and Shellac.

   I like the way shellac and BLO make the grain pop.

   I have also worked a lot with figured maples and like dyes with a shellac top coat. But, I'd wager that in a more production focused model, a nice fast drying lacquer might be the top coat fo choice?

   
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   john_c2 | Dec 06, 2019 05:32am | #3

   Aniline dye, top coat of your choice.

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   user-3506102 | Dec 14, 2019 11:30pm | #4

   The darker parts of the maple or the curl are the softer parts of the wood and will absorb more dye than the rest of the wood (recommend transtint dye because it is much more colorfast than aniline die). Put one coat of dye on then after it dries sand the whole piece removing all the dye except what is left in the curl. Put another coat of dye on and the curl will get darker as shown in the picture. If your not satisfied with the result repeat the above again. When you are satisfied then use a finish of your choice. Do some experimenting on scrap first. You may have to mix dye colors to get the color you want. For example you might want to use a vintage maple with a drop or two of a light yellow. Experiment with that too before dying your project.