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Have this pipe I am carving now, the grains on both sides are beautiful birdseye but one side is so, so light that you can barely see them. Will these pop when I put the stain on? Or is there something I need to do to get the grain to pop on the light side?

rev

Pictures of the pipe wet please.

I will try and get some pictures tomorrow, you can barely see the grains when its wet and my camera is not great, might not pick it up

rev

the rev wrote:I will try and get some pictures tomorrow, you can barely see the grains when its wet and my camera is not great, might not pick it up

rev

Hrm. Tell ya what, hand sand to 600 then get it wet and take pictures. We'll wait.

UberHuberMan wrote:

the rev wrote:I will try and get some pictures tomorrow, you can barely see the grains when its wet and my camera is not great, might not pick it up

rev

Hrm. Tell ya what, hand sand to 600 then get it wet and take pictures. We'll wait.

not my process

rev

If you can barely see the grain when it is wet, I would call it a bald spot, and either blast or carve it.

the rev wrote:Have this pipe I am carving now, the grains on both sides are beautiful birdseye but one side is so, so light that you can barely see them. Will these pop when I put the stain on? Or is there something I need to do to get the grain to pop on the light side?

rev

when I stained it the grains popped really nice. Got a really awesome finish on that pipe that most of you will probably hate

but... I like it

thanks for thinking about it

rev

Sweet. Can't wait to see it!