The bottom line is that llama manure is more of a soil conditioner/enhancer than a fertilizer. And since our Northwest soil is acidic, llama manure is a great additive. While Steve and I were discussing the results, he said, âI wish I had a truck load for my Garden!â.
Over a decade ago, Taylor introduced the guitar world to a sustainable tonewood known as ovangkol. An African relative of rosewood, it's a great sounding wood that shares many of rosewood's tonal properties, with a slightly fuller midrange and a top end that's not quite as bright as maple.
Ovangkol often has subtle mineral deposits that can show up under the finish. We find the best way to deal with these is to apply a few coats of shellac prior to finishing. Shellac is non-reactive with other finishing products and masks the mineral deposits well (always test compatibility whenever mixing finishes).