Honestly, I don’t do much staining. Everything I make from scratch gets a BLO/varnish mix or flax seed oil for food surfaces. I never stain the things I make. But, in this case I’m trying to match an antique chair.
So when I went to my favorite wood supply store to get stain I was surprised, then frustrated, then disappointed.
I made a point of asking for the finishing expert. I guess the guy near the door thought he knew about as much as anybody else. He insisted on selling me gel stain. Wouldn’t listen to anything I said and finally stated that all finishes are polyurethane. “See here, this shellac, lacquer, Waterlox, they are all polyurethane.” This is where I gave up and bought the darned gel stain. I hope I don’t ruin two weeks work with the stuff.
So when I went to my favorite wood supply store to get stain I was surprised, then frustrated, then disappointed.
I made a point of asking for the finishing expert. I guess the guy near the door thought he knew about as much as anybody else. He insisted on selling me gel stain. Wouldn’t listen to anything I said and finally stated that all finishes are polyurethane. “See here, this shellac, lacquer, Waterlox, they are all polyurethane.” This is where I gave up and bought the darned gel stain. I hope I don’t ruin two weeks work with the stuff.