Black Sand Back

[kjohnsting]

I'm looking for advise on a oil wax finish. I have a AAAA quilted maple bass. I plan to completely removing the poly and finish with oil-wax. But I was thinking would it be worth doing a black sand back on the quilted maple before the oil to make the quilting stand out? I don't plan on doing a color.

[awilkie84]

If you're not doing a colour, I think black would be a bad choice. Maybe a brown a few shades darker than the natural wood.

[kjohnsting]

So instead of doing an uncolored oil wax, possibly doing a light brown stain after the black sand back? Then apply the oil then wax it?

[awilkie84]

You could use the brown stain instead of the black for the sand back. It would give it a somewhat more natural pop.

Kind of like this: