Thanks Dave good to be back. I have been out of commission for such a long time now but have worked on some patterns and hopefully will start posting a few pics shortly.
The idea of painting is pretty good but I think it would bleed into the grain so better not - plus as all the other guys said, those with the edges are invariably laser cut so I think I will be happy and proud that I don't have the edging as at least that shows they are not done on laser!
Thanks again and good day.
Tony