Oct 5, 2009 · I am making a sewing chest for my wife from soft maple. I tested a few of the boards using a MinWax oil stain, and there was considerable blotching. I would appreciate a recipe, including the …

Jun 1, 2003 · There are few woods that yield as contrasting appearances as bird’s-eye maple. Teri Masaschi, a professional finisher, shares three ways to finish this exquisitely figured wood: a natural …

Dec 2, 2021 · Adding oil based stain will actually tend to lighten the previous coats, you only get one chance to get the darkest color and time before wiping is your only friend . Maple being closed grain …

Jan 23, 2002 · The stained maple won’t ever look like exactly like the cherry now, and the difference will only increase as the cherry ages, which it will do fairly quickly. Like Danford, I have used birch as a …

Dec 9, 2023 · Unless the furniture has a dark, non-maple look I'd guess that the "antique maple color" is just age. (pics would help) IMO trying to stain maple is a mistake. If you like the current color just …

Apr 19, 2007 · I am planning a piece of furniture and my client insists that I use a combination of curly maple and walnut. I do not stain my work, and my favorite finishing method is oil and poly, which I …

Jul 25, 2008 · To easily achieve the level of darkness you want on maple, I would certainly begin with a powdered water soluble aniline dye, This could be topped with a good oil-based varnish. You could, …

For a neutral, medium-brown color, I blended Bartley’s country maple stain, which resembles burnt sienna (orange-brown), with the cherry stain in a 50:50 mixture. Water-based dye— For clarity of …

Jul 31, 2006 · Applied by spraying, brushing or wiping, this finish looks like plain sanded maple. To pop the grain a bit, first wipe the maple with an ultrapale shellac sealer.

Jun 12, 2008 · Birch and maple can be hard to distinguish between at first, especially prior to finishing, but with time, the experienced eye can readily make the distinction.