staining

  1. S

    Finishing wood with bright blue or green, special need

    I have a request to make some wood trophy mounts in green and blue. We are trying to convince the end-customer to go with a natural wood and just use a name plate of the desired color. In the event that doesn't work, I am trying to find a way to finish the final product in these colors. It...
    • sgtdave
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    • finishing paint staining
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Finishing
  2. Chilihead

    ambrosia maple counter top

    I'll soon be making an ambrosia maple counter top for a friend of mine. We've found some pretty wood. She does not want the natural blond color though, and instead is looking for a light medium brown ( a cooler brown that is more in the light walnut/greyish brown realm vs an orange/red base)...
    • Chilihead
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    • ambrosia maple dying staining
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Finishing
  3. S

    Refinishing old poplar hutch must stain - please help

    I am refinishing an old kitchen hutch top that was originally made from mostly poplar with hard pine shelves and a few minor pieces of trim from oak. I need to lighten the old wood and even it out some. I plan on using oxalic acid for that. Any tips you can provide for that is also welcome...
    • sgtdave
    • Thread
    • best stain to use bleaching wood dyes finishing poplar staining
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Finishing
  4. B

    I need a stain expert in the Swansboro area.

    Hi, We have unfinished knotty pine doors in our new addition and we want the doors to have a beautiful furniture quality finish to blend in with all our heart pine. We would like to pay someone to stain and finish these doors for us. Any furniture finishers out there that want to take on our...
  5. K

    staining oak

    Has anyone had any experience in matching white oak to red oak. I have some white oak that I bought very, very cheap and I am using it to replace my stair treads to my basement. My floors upstairs is red oak with what would be Minwax's Early American Stain. I just mainly want to come close.
  6. CrealBilly

    Staining the pool deck

    It's not often I plug a product unless I'm really pleased with it. My hats off to Benjamin Moore for their hardwood finish 321. Those who know me know to me stain is like a bad 4 letter word. I have never had any success staining wood, I was never very happy with the results. I've tried lots of...
  7. B

    Ready For Staining

    Finally finished this French Provincial Desk for my study (this was the project I was working on when I drove a Kreg driver through my hand 2 wks ago!) From designing with pad & pencil, to simple jointing ops and assembly, this project was fun (first time I made cabriolet legs - the new Ridgid...
  8. BILD0652

    BILD0652

    Pie Safe Stained
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    • after pie safe staining
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  9. davejones

    Advice on Staining Walnut

    I am looking for advice on staining walnut. I am working on a small cabinet that is made of walnut and oak and I would like the walnut to be fairly dark to contrast the oak which I plan to finish with a clear coat. What types of stains work best with Walnut? Any advice is appreciated. Oh...
  10. bluthart

    Deck Staining Question...

    I have rebuilt my deck and want to make sure I get this right after all my hard work. I have original boards that were in good shape after being flipped, and some deck boards are brand new. Once the old boards are pressure washed they match up to the new pretty well. I have let the "green"...
  11. rywilson

    Earlex 5000 for staining a fence?

    Would anyone use the Earlex to stain a fence? I've been reading allot of reviews on the Earlex and have heard great things. I also need to have my fence stained. We were going to just hire someone to do it but thought I may be able to save some money and get a new tool out of the deal. While...
  12. rhett

    staining poplar?

    I am calling on the wisdom of NCWW. I have just finished two built ins for my sister, and made them from some old poplar my father had in his building. The original plan was for her to paint them. Well, plans have apparently changed. Having known she was going to change her mind, I would have...
    • rhett
    • Thread
    • poplar staining
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Finishing
  13. O

    staining quilted maple

    So, I don't like the color of light woods...I would much prefer darker ones but I have some 350+ BF of figured maple in my backyard:gar-Lo: . Some quilted, tiger, whatever, I haven't planed it all yet and I'm not good enough to gauge it before planing. My question is, can I stain quilted/tiger...
  14. Jon

    staining cherry ?

    Are there any proper procdures to staining cherry? I would like to use the cherry color stain, Or well the minwax cherry color. is there something I should use thats better?
    • Jon
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    • cherry staining
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Finishing
  15. adowden

    Staining Hard Maple

    A while back I asked for suggestions on staining hard maple, and didn't get much response. Since then I have researched and done lots of testing, and here are the results. The penetrating stains such as Minwax did come out blotchy. The best results I could get with these stains was when I...
  16. cskipper

    Staining inside cuts different colors

    If I wanted to add a little color to the inside cut edges different than the top - would it work to put a carefully applied coat of poly on the top and then do the color on the inside cuts? Would the top coat of poly prevent any "spill over" (translate as sloppy, unskilled) of the color from...
  17. M

    Staining cherry

    I have yet to work out a good system for staining cherry. If anyone wants to share a system they are happy with I will appreciate the advice. Related to this subject I am in the midst of testing how fast sunlight darkens cherry. I have a newly built, small, cherry table on my screened back...

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