Does Warmth stain just the laminated top?

[jjwu]

I'm fond of this aesthetic. Does Warmoth do this? Even without binding?

 

[Mitch]

Call Warmoth and order stain for just the lam top. Without binding if you want that look Warmoth calls it Natural Masked Edge.

 

[aarontunes]

The edge treatment of the guitar in the photo above looks like binding to me. And yes, we do binding. If you are looking for masked edges we do those as well, but the result will not be a stark white line like you see in that photo. Once the mask (a thin strip of tape) is removed, the line around the edge will be whatever color the wood originally was....and even maple is never that stark white. It's full of grain lines and is the light brown/yellow/cream color of maple.

For examples, see the Masked Accent Line section on the Paint and Finishes page of the Warmoth website.

To see examples of binding see the Binding page of the Warmoth website.

 

[jjwu]

The edge treatment of the guitar in the photo above looks like binding to me. And yes, we do binding. If you are looking for masked edges we do those as well, but the result will not be a stark white line like you see in that photo. Once the mask (a thin strip of tape) is removed, the line around the edge will be whatever color the wood originally was....and even maple is never that stark white. It's full of grain lines and is the light brown/yellow/cream color of maple.

For examples, see the Masked Accent Line section on the Paint and Finishes page of the Warmoth website.

To see examples of binding see the Binding page of the Warmoth website.

Interesting. I figured you'd stain the top, then put it on the body. Then you wouldn't need to mask, at least for customers who opt for the "laminate accent line" or no accent. You don't do it that way? I noticed if you choose laminate accent line, the only paint option is "clear."

 

[aarontunes]

Interesting. I figured you'd stain the top, then put it on the body. Then you wouldn't need to mask, at least for customers who opt for the "laminate accent line" or no accent. You don't do it that way?

It doesn't work that way. You have to build the body, then stain it. One of myriad reasons why: burst colors. If you were staining a square piece of wood how would you make the burst follow the perimeter of the body?

I noticed if you choose laminate accent line, the only paint option is "clear."

What colors you're offered depends on the species of wood you choose for your lam top. If you choose some form of Maple as most people do, you'll be offered Transparent, Bursts, and Dyes.


All of that aside, I'm still betting the photo in the OP is white binding. If that's the look you want.....get binding.