As I was told when I proposed doing a burst type finish on my ATL-1SW, "if staining it is really difficult to do, best done using spray".
Guess what, they were right haha.
Tobacco sounds cool but the blue will be nicer methinks.
As to binding, I found it easier to mask off rather than scrape off.
I also used artists latex masking fluid on the difficult curved bits of binding to good effect.
You can spray over the binding on the final clear coats but some lacquers can cause white to yellow.
Hope this helps, FB