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Offline yazoo

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best way to de grease osage for bamboo backing?
« on: April 03, 2009, 10:33:27 pm »
what are your thoughts?
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Offline sailordad

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Re: best way to de grease osage for bamboo backing?
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2009, 10:36:39 pm »
never done that yet,but i would use acetone
only cause i just bought a gallon of new stuff ;D
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Re: best way to de grease osage for bamboo backing?
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2009, 10:36:51 pm »
I have only used Acetone or Red Devil Lye....both seem to work just fine....and one even darkens the wood nicely for you too!!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: best way to de grease osage for bamboo backing?
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2009, 12:45:17 am »
I have used acetone and denatured alcohol. Some folks say a good sanding and brushing off the dust is enough. I haven't tried that yet.
  Depending on what backing you are using and what glue. For sinew or rawhide, lye(wood ash & water) or Dawn dish soap work well. I like a wet cleaner for these so the wood is slightly hydrated and will accept the hide glue better.
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