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Re: Strip: Dark Cedar *PIC*
By:Malcolm Schweizer
Date: 5/9/2012, 11:17 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Dark Cedar *PIC* (Etienne Muller)

: Consider some American Walnut. It contrasts beautifully with cedar.
: It is a little more heavy though, so I use it fairly sparingly.

: Et

Et have you tried Peruvian Walnut? It's much lighter weight than American and it is consistently dark chocolate throughout. It wets out almost black. Very beautiful in contrast to lighter strips. Seen below next to quilted "sinker" maple, flamed maple, and bubinga- wet with alcohol to show color.

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Strip: Dark Cedar
Chris O'Connell -- 5/7/2012, 6:02 pm
Re: Strip: Dark Cedar
John Messinger -- 5/7/2012, 6:37 pm
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Douglas Lee -- 5/7/2012, 7:07 pm
Re: Strip: Dark Cedar *PIC*
Ian Johnson -- 5/8/2012, 12:19 am
Re: Strip: Dark Cedar *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 5/8/2012, 3:19 am
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chris -- 5/8/2012, 9:38 am
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scottbaxter -- 5/8/2012, 9:55 pm
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Ian Johnson -- 5/8/2012, 9:00 pm
Re: Strip: Dark Cedar *PIC*
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/9/2012, 11:17 am
Re: Strip: Dark Cedar
Etienne Muller -- 5/9/2012, 2:33 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/9/2012, 3:18 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/9/2012, 5:46 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/11/2012, 2:57 pm
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robert l -- 5/8/2012, 9:07 am
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Jay Babina -- 5/8/2012, 9:56 am
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Chris O'Connell -- 5/8/2012, 11:19 am
Re: Strip: Dark Cedar
Marc Upchurch -- 5/9/2012, 9:57 pm