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Stain it or don't stain it?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ckgworks" data-source="post: 1475168" data-attributes="member: 105102"><p>I have a couple beautiful tiger maple blanks that I can't bring myself to use because I'm not into blonde stocks, and stain just looks like stained maple to me, .....The old school way to darken maple involves "burning" it, Google can explain specifics, but in short, you heat it to the point the softer wood darkens, and the lines pop. Done right, it is down right purty! There is a modern way that comes close to replicating this, is with nitric acid. Some day, I'll play with these as it's a way deeper color change than just wiping stain on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ckgworks, post: 1475168, member: 105102"] I have a couple beautiful tiger maple blanks that I can't bring myself to use because I'm not into blonde stocks, and stain just looks like stained maple to me, .....The old school way to darken maple involves "burning" it, Google can explain specifics, but in short, you heat it to the point the softer wood darkens, and the lines pop. Done right, it is down right purty! There is a modern way that comes close to replicating this, is with nitric acid. Some day, I'll play with these as it's a way deeper color change than just wiping stain on. [/QUOTE]
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