[WWI] bamboo for struts

[Robert Karr]

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For those of you who have used bamboo for struts do you stain them and if so 
with what? If not what do you use for a finish on them?>.

You name it- I've used it. For stain/color, using the usual woody colors ( 
you know- light tans,browns, yellows and maybe even orange) I've used thin 
oil based enamel, almost wash consistancy; extremely thinned acrylics- both 
hobby and craft- sometimes thinned with water, sometimes Future); or in some 
cases I've lucked out and had a bamboo stick that was naturally the right 
tone to my eye in which case I just put some top coat on it. For that I've 
used good old fashioned laquer from a quart can; Future; and CA smeared on 
with a finger. With this last, if it left the grain a little raised, I'd 
sand and repeat the process or put Future on over that. Or a combination of 
all.
RK
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