Masking Off The Flesh During Staining

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Merry Christmas everyone,

I'm working on a journal cover currently that I'd like to stain the grain with a saddle tan and leave the flesh natural. Is there anyway to mask off the flesh without tearing it up to prevent errant stain from finding its way back there?

Incidentally, this is a really fun project, I bought a small journal kit for my 8 year old daughter and told her we'd do it however she wanted, but she had to help. Last night we did a stamped border, the words Notebook and Journal and her initials. I had her help with the stamping, I'd hold the tool so it wouldn't bounce and she'd do the hitting (amazingly, I have no swollen fingers today :-)

I showed her color swatches of the dyes I have on hand, and she really wants the saddle tan hi-lite on the grain and a natural flesh, but I'm worried about getting dye back there.

Thanks for any advice,

Brian

[pete]

cover the back with blue painter's tape

or just a coat of resist like neat lac, RTC, etc

Edited December 26, 2013 by pete

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Pete, thanks for the thought...don't know why that didn't occur to me :-)

Stain is on, so I'll let you know how the "unveiling" works out