: Applying stain or dye to just a few strips will most likely lead to
: bleed-through to adjoining strips. Using tape to mask areas won't help
: either. Apparently scoring the wood with a knife can limit the bleeding.

: You can always glue up a few strips and experiment, good luck.

: Glen in Baie-St-Paul.
I imagined he would stain the strips before assembly.

Would those same problems apply if the strip is stained (and allowed to thoroughly dry) before assembly?