Hartford Courant: Amaranth: Color in CT fall gardens, tasty in the kitchen and a historic flower
Amaranth: Color in CT fall gardens, tasty in the kitchen and a historic flower
First off, sorry if this is the wrong forum, I just thought many of you might have some insight on this matter. So, with the CITES laws on rosewood and other such woods, many basses are shipped with amaranth as the fretboard wood. I'm waiting on one as we speak. Now, from what I gather...
One of my earliest barefoot memories is stepping on a dead and dried stickerweed in the garden. They blend in so well with their surroundings that you don't see them until it is too late. 'Stickerweed' is the west Kentucky slang term for spiny amaranth, Amaranthus spinosus. Other names that readers may be familiar with are spiny pigweed or prickly amaranth. This South American native has ...
It's wood, so you can oil it. I use Dunlop 65 lemon oil like most folks, I've had it forever and use it when building new and between string changes. (It is not actually lemon oil, its mineral oil with color and scent added) you can also user plain old cutting board mineral oil, its a clear scentless oil. Here in the states its sold at most hardware stores.
IMO, Amaranth (Purple Heart) is a Beautiful Wood. Have These Ray2 Fretboards Been Dyed? Doctor Morbius Prev 1 2
IMO, Amaranth (Purple Heart) is a Beautiful Wood. Have These Ray2 ...
I've been fascinated with this particular member of the amaranth family, Amaranthus caudatus, ever since I first heard its common name, also sometimes written with dashes, as Love-Lies-Bleeding. Apparently others have been similarly intrigued by the name, as Elton John wrote a song with the same title, and a variety of movies carry the same name.