Sat, Jun 5, 2004, 11:02am [email protected] (G.E.R.R.Y.) gurgled:
<snip> what is the cheapest wood that can be finished dark like
mahogany or walnut without their cost?
Free.
JOAT
If you're offered free wood, take it, period; figure out what to use it
for later.
- JOAT
Dyes can be mixed in finishes making a toner tha is then sprayed on
any wood ending up with whatever color desired. Brushing causes
stripes instead of the even distribution of color that spraying can
achieve.
On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 11:02:36 -0400, "G.E.R.R.Y."
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Up till now, I've been working with (affordable) woods like pine which
>finish more or less blond. What I'm wondering is what is the cheapest
>wood that can be finished dark like mahogany or walnut without their
>cost?
>
>Gerry < brokeskate, not cheapskate >
On 6 Jun 2004 08:09:45 -0700, [email protected] (Nate Perkins)
stated, with eyes & arms akimbo:
>"G.E.R.R.Y." <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<050620041102367613%[email protected]>...
>> Up till now, I've been working with (affordable) woods like pine which
>> finish more or less blond. What I'm wondering is what is the cheapest
>> wood that can be finished dark like mahogany or walnut without their
>> cost?
>
>I think you could stain almost any wood (including pine) to look dark,
>but I think that duplicating the distinctive grain of either mahogany
>or walnut would be a trick.
Wrong. It's walnut. By the time you've spent $15 on the pine, $8 on
the sandable sealer, $9 on the can of stain, $12 on the can of
varnish, 2 hours cutting it, an hour prepping it, and an hour staining
it (only to find out that it looks like SHIT), you'll be tearing your
hair out when you discover that the walnut would have been ten bucks
cheaper all along, sans the headaches and extra chemical exposure.
(Even cheaper when you tried it again with stain and got the same
crappy result.)
But that's just my opinion.
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Larry Jaques wrote:
>
> On 6 Jun 2004 08:09:45 -0700, [email protected] (Nate Perkins)
> stated, with eyes & arms akimbo:
>
> >"G.E.R.R.Y." <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<050620041102367613%[email protected]>...
> >> Up till now, I've been working with (affordable) woods like pine which
> >> finish more or less blond. What I'm wondering is what is the cheapest
> >> wood that can be finished dark like mahogany or walnut without their
> >> cost?
> >
> >I think you could stain almost any wood (including pine) to look dark,
> >but I think that duplicating the distinctive grain of either mahogany
> >or walnut would be a trick.
>
> Wrong. It's walnut. By the time you've spent $15 on the pine, $8 on
> the sandable sealer, $9 on the can of stain, $12 on the can of
> varnish, 2 hours cutting it, an hour prepping it, and an hour staining
> it (only to find out that it looks like SHIT), you'll be tearing your
> hair out when you discover that the walnut would have been ten bucks
> cheaper all along, sans the headaches and extra chemical exposure.
> (Even cheaper when you tried it again with stain and got the same
> crappy result.)
>
> But that's just my opinion.
>
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Well not necessarily. I used ponderosa pine to trim a wood stove pad
and then decided to stain in dark with a wood stain. I thought it
looked kind of crappy and too red, but laid the pieces on top of a
walnut coffee table. Could hardly tell the stained pine from the
walnut. I don't usually work with walnut but so much for remembering
the color accurately.
Basswood is generic white, also tulip-poplar will take whatever you give it.
True poplars are plain white, but take stains differently because the
grain's normally full of reversals.
"G.E.R.R.Y." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:050620041102367613%[email protected]...
> Up till now, I've been working with (affordable) woods like pine which
> finish more or less blond. What I'm wondering is what is the cheapest
> wood that can be finished dark like mahogany or walnut without their
> cost?
>
> Gerry < brokeskate, not cheapskate >
The same wood you are already using, pine or are you indicating you would
like some type of cheap wood that is already dark rather then one that is
stained.
If the latter, I can't think of one.
--
Mike G.
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Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net
"G.E.R.R.Y." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:050620041102367613%[email protected]...
> Up till now, I've been working with (affordable) woods like pine which
> finish more or less blond. What I'm wondering is what is the cheapest
> wood that can be finished dark like mahogany or walnut without their
> cost?
>
> Gerry < brokeskate, not cheapskate >
"G.E.R.R.Y." <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<050620041102367613%[email protected]>...
> Up till now, I've been working with (affordable) woods like pine which
> finish more or less blond. What I'm wondering is what is the cheapest
> wood that can be finished dark like mahogany or walnut without their
> cost?
I think you could stain almost any wood (including pine) to look dark,
but I think that duplicating the distinctive grain of either mahogany
or walnut would be a trick.
On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 11:02:36 -0400, "G.E.R.R.Y."
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Up till now, I've been working with (affordable) woods like pine which
>finish more or less blond. What I'm wondering is what is the cheapest
>wood that can be finished dark like mahogany or walnut without their
>cost?
>
>Gerry < brokeskate, not cheapskate >
Birch or maple can be stained to resemble more expensive woods.
You'll need to control the blotching, but with practice, it's easy. I
find a washcoat of shellac, followed by GOOD pigment stains, like
Behlen's work well. Depending on the look you're after, an
application of Trans-Tint or Solar Lux dye before the first washcoat,
can add some terriffic depth.
Barry
You can do it with pine. Key Word: Stain.
"G.E.R.R.Y." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:050620041102367613%[email protected]...
> Up till now, I've been working with (affordable) woods like pine which
> finish more or less blond. What I'm wondering is what is the cheapest
> wood that can be finished dark like mahogany or walnut without their
> cost?
>
> Gerry < brokeskate, not cheapskate >
white mahogany. $2.10/BF. Stain it any color you want.
"G.E.R.R.Y." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:050620041102367613%[email protected]...
> Up till now, I've been working with (affordable) woods like pine which
> finish more or less blond. What I'm wondering is what is the cheapest
> wood that can be finished dark like mahogany or walnut without their
> cost?
>
> Gerry < brokeskate, not cheapskate >
>