Koa wood staining - General Tiki

P pablus Tiki Socialite www.thecrazedmugs.com Joined: Jul 23, 2003 Posts: 2163	P pablus Posted posted on Mon, Sep 15, 2003 9:31 AM You should contact Raymond Lau at http://www.koaukulele.com He does use a very, very liquid and light mix for his Ukes, which are mostly made from Koa veneer that his brothers harvest for him. He's "in the know." I had a chance to meet him and talk with him and put together a little crappy movie for his website that may or may not be beneficial to him, even though he was appreciative. Check it out and there is one shot where he pours this thinned down laquer of some sort onto a piece of veneer. Man, I miss Kauai. ...here's the link for the movie: http://www.mediacentral.tv/lauweb [ Edited by: pablus on 2003-09-15 09:34 ]

You should contact Raymond Lau at

http://www.koaukulele.com

He does use a very, very liquid and light mix for his Ukes, which are mostly made from Koa veneer that his brothers harvest for him.
He's "in the know."
I had a chance to meet him and talk with him and put together a little crappy movie for his website that may or may not be beneficial to him, even though he was appreciative. Check it out and there is one shot where he pours this thinned down laquer of some sort onto a piece of veneer.

Man, I miss Kauai.

...here's the link for the movie:

http://www.mediacentral.tv/lauweb

[ Edited by: pablus on 2003-09-15 09:34 ]

Post #51331 by pablus on Mon, Sep 15, 2003 9:31 AM