Abalone inlay

tattwo · May 27, 2011

Has anyone had abalone discolor a light colored wood? I have a rosette that seems to have discoloed my engelmann spruce a bit around the edge.

Michael Smith · May 27, 2011

I have had CA discolor the wood but have never noticed the abalone itself discoloring.

Spookymoulder · May 27, 2011

did you use ca glue? ive heard it can yellow spruce

tattwo · May 27, 2011

I did use CA but the edges are a greenish color. Maybe I will try a different glue next time.

ksquine · May 27, 2011

Best to shellac the area before gluing. Its always a risk when applying CA on spruce. A quick coat of shellac will seal it and sand off cleanly. Its a nice trick for inlays and bindings.

tattwo · May 27, 2011

ksquine said:
Best to shellac the area before gluing. Its always a risk when applying CA on spruce. A quick coat of shellac will seal it and sand off cleanly. Its a nice trick for inlays and bindings.

Thanks for the tip!....I will give it a try on my next inlay

BR Ukuleles · May 27, 2011

Sounds like CA staining to me. Essential that you seal the end grain of soft woods before using it. You can use either shellac or HHG. Oh, and CA makes a real mess on Cedar and Sequoia if you don't seal the edges.

tattwo · May 27, 2011

Allen said:
Sounds like CA staining to me. Essential that you seal the end grain of soft woods before using it. You can use either shellac or HHG. Oh, and CA makes a real mess on Cedar and Sequoia if you don't seal the edges.

Thanks Allen

chiefnoda · May 27, 2011

Hi Tattwo

Is it a possibility that the abalone was dyed (to enhance colors, maybe?) The dye may have been dissolved into the glue/solvent and stained the surrounding wood?

Cheers
Chief

tattwo · May 27, 2011

chiefnoda said:
Hi Tattwo

Is it a possibility that the abalone was dyed (to enhance colors, maybe?) The dye may have been dissolved into the glue/solvent and stained the surrounding wood?

Cheers
Chief

Ive had wood yellow from the CA but this has quite a green color to it. I have a few more pieces of it. I think I'll hit them with solvent and see .

Thanks Chief

Liam Ryan · May 28, 2011

If you've got a little offcut it's easy enough to do a little experiment. put some of the same CA on and see if it goes green. then CA some more abalone on and see if it goes green

tattwo · Jun 1, 2011

I did another engelmann spruce top sealing it before gluing in the abalone this time. It came out perfect clean and white.

Thanks for all your suggestions

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