I build high end longboards which use exotic veneer. I often run into a problem when using wild grain burls. The book match looks awesome when I vacuum press it onto the board, but then after I sand it the grain totally lightens up and I can't get it back. I've tried tung oil, shellac, high end polies, but it just doesn't do it justice… This last board I did, I told myself I just wasn't going to sand it, but there were so many mirco holes that the glue came through in the press so I had to sand it down. Completing this board was so anticlimactic because it looked better half way through than it did finished… Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated…
Here is the veneer during the bookmatch.
Now after gluing it down and sanding and using tung oil and 3 coats of General finishes Enduro Var the grain is so faint its hard to make out any of the patterns. I resorted to using a paint marker to get the faces back, but it doesn't do it justice. I'm so ticked right now. I'm just glad I made this for myself and didn't try to sell this one, because it would be false advertising.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
If you like my boards. Check out www.trlongboards.com
Thanks
Tom
Here is the veneer during the bookmatch.
Now after gluing it down and sanding and using tung oil and 3 coats of General finishes Enduro Var the grain is so faint its hard to make out any of the patterns. I resorted to using a paint marker to get the faces back, but it doesn't do it justice. I'm so ticked right now. I'm just glad I made this for myself and didn't try to sell this one, because it would be false advertising.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
If you like my boards. Check out www.trlongboards.com
Thanks
Tom