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Title: Butterfly stain
Post by: Sammy on June 09, 2013, 10:49:57 AM: Hi forum legends/ pros/ experts,

Please advice if this is a butterfly stain or something else?

Thanks

(http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a578/samueljabakumar/butterflystain_zpsed4035ec.jpg) (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/samueljabakumar/media/butterflystain_zpsed4035ec.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Butterfly stain
Post by: trypewriter on June 09, 2013, 11:03:57 AM: easiest thing is to check out the js wright website
Title: Re: Butterfly stain
Post by: Bats_Entertainment on June 09, 2013, 11:17:15 AM: I'm not really one of the experts, but isn't this 'graping'?
Title: Re: Butterfly stain
Post by: trypewriter on June 09, 2013, 11:23:45 AM: I think graping is what you can see on the upper face of this - pic not great

http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=19217.0 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=19217.0)
Title: Re: Butterfly stain
Post by: Sammy on June 09, 2013, 09:58:29 PM: I hope this pic looks better.

(http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a578/samueljabakumar/D36E243C-C967-4C0A-BCF3-EF9C8FEF578F-177-00000015431ED962_zps802183ab.jpg) (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/samueljabakumar/media/D36E243C-C967-4C0A-BCF3-EF9C8FEF578F-177-00000015431ED962_zps802183ab.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Butterfly stain
Post by: LEACHY48 on June 09, 2013, 10:01:09 PM: I think it is a butterfly stain personally
Title: Re: Butterfly stain
Post by: wilkie113 on June 09, 2013, 10:05:02 PM: Definitely not a butterfly stain
Title: Re: Butterfly stain
Post by: Sammy on June 09, 2013, 10:24:20 PM: What is it then? I'm sure it's not a knot. Grains are ruler straight and equally spaced below the mark and all the way down.
Title: Re: Butterfly stain
Post by: Chad on June 09, 2013, 10:26:38 PM: I think it's just a little bit of graping, you can check on the JS Wrights website, or maybe even in the Vulcan/Choice section here for some butterfly willow. :)
Title: Re: Butterfly stain
Post by: Number4 on June 09, 2013, 11:08:44 PM: Looks like graping from the second pic
Title: Re: Butterfly stain
Post by: Torque on June 09, 2013, 11:25:14 PM: Looks like graping to me.
Title: Re: Butterfly stain
Post by: Sammy on June 09, 2013, 11:48:42 PM: What exactly is graping? Is it just cosmetic or does it affect performance?
Title: Re: Butterfly stain
Post by: Number4 on June 10, 2013, 12:38:21 AM: Quote from: Sammy on June 09, 2013, 11:48:42 PM
What exactly is graping? Is it just cosmetic or does it affect performance?

http://184.154.5.91/~customb3/cbforum/index.php?topic=12215.msg196647#msg196647 (http://184.154.5.91/~customb3/cbforum/index.php?topic=12215.msg196647#msg196647)
Title: Re: Butterfly stain
Post by: Sammy on June 10, 2013, 02:00:10 AM: that's good to know. Anyways, this stain/ graping is pretty much near the splice and will be covered by sticker. I'm happy as long as it doesn't affect the performance. Cheers
Title: Re: Butterfly stain
Post by: Buzz on June 10, 2013, 11:44:09 AM: Quote from: Sammy on June 10, 2013, 02:00:10 AM
that's good to know. Anyways, this stain/ graping is pretty much near the splice and will be covered by sticker. I'm happy as long as it doesn't affect the performance. Cheers

Performance will be impacted.

positively ;)
:)
Title: Re: Butterfly stain
Post by: Number4 on June 10, 2013, 11:58:38 AM: Nothing quite like some delicately placed graping... I love the marbly, holographic look it has... Not sure if that's the best way to describe it
Title: Re: Butterfly stain
Post by: Sammy on June 10, 2013, 10:57:16 PM: Quote from: Buzz on June 10, 2013, 11:44:09 AM
Performance will be impacted.

positively ;)
:)

Positively? even if it's near the splice and not in the middle??

I must say it's a lovely stick with 10 straight grains and the stain near the splice. I will upload more pics in sometime.
Title: Re: Butterfly stain
Post by: tim2000s on June 11, 2013, 06:08:51 AM: Probably limited impact with the graping near the splice....