Got my HBI longbow drying the third coat of varathane now, so it's almost there. I read in a post here or on TG that when you use alcohol or acetone to degrease ipe, you have to be careful to wipe from the backing to the belly or the colour from the ipe will stain the backing. I tried it on a scrap piece of hickory and that's what happened alright. I like the contrast between the hickory and ipe but the hickory is awfully white if it's going to be used for hunting. So. I took the cloth I'd used for degreasing the ipe with, moistened the most heavily coloured area of it and wiped down the hickory backing with it. It worked great, took the bone whiteness off the hickory but still left a nice contrast. Just thought someone else might like to try this. Rob
