Paul,

Thanks for clarifying the ebonizing and adding the photos. Does the glue line help to keep it from seeping into the adjacent wood? It seems like it would be really tricky to accomplish. Do you prefer ebonizing before or after glue-up? I can see that both have benefits as well as disadvantages.

.L/W

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