Help with lousy stain job?

[sunburst]

White?

Only partly. It wasn't bad really, just uneven grain, wide toward the edges with compression grain, some brown streaking, and a faint stripe of "blue mold" in the center. It was a piece of wood no tonewood vendor would send out to a customer because it would just be returned, but as I said, it is a great piece of top wood. If I had stained this one by rubbing alcohol (or water) soluble dyes on it, it would heave had the "racing stripe" in the center, except that I would have avoided it because I would have known from experience to look our for it.

[Tavy]

Only partly. It wasn't bad really, just uneven grain, wide toward the edges with compression grain, some brown streaking, and a faint stripe of "blue mold" in the center. It was a piece of wood no tonewood vendor would send out to a customer because it would just be returned, but as I said, it is a great piece of top wood. If I had stained this one by rubbing alcohol (or water) soluble dyes on it, it would heave had the "racing stripe" in the center, except that I would have avoided it because I would have known from experience to look our for it.

That looks nice to me actually... but then I probably have no taste

I like the patterns produced by those medullary rays in the centre too...

[sunburst]

Yeah, I think it looks fine too, but it doesn't look "boring" enough to be considered high grade tonewood. Some might even consider it to be "crappy wood"!

[sunburst]

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[Zantal]

I myself think it looks awesome!

[Jim Hilburn]

Reverse sunburst?

[Steve Sorensen]

Sometimes these unexpected complications turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

[sunburst]

Reverse sunburst?

Sunimplosion? Isn't that a black hole?

[oldwave maker]

Reranch has some nice rattlecan solid color options-
http://reranchstore.stores.yahoo.net/goldtopgold.html

[buddyk]

I hade the same thing happen to my saga kit. I ended up adding the color to my lacquer. it came out dark but ok.Attachment 97253

[Jim Rowland]

I believe this is settled business now,Hobo. So clip that canebottom resonator off and preclude future caseing problems.
Jim