Hard Maple or Brown Maple Kitchen Table - LumberJocks …
2012年3月31日 · Brown Maple's soft grain absorbs medium to dark stains richly as well as its smooth surface lends itself nicely to painted finishes. Lighter stains reveal the natural characteristics of Brown Maple showing the wood's broad range of grain color. Brown Maple has a rating of 950 on the Janka Hardness Scale*.
How do I stain maple a dark brown? - LumberJocks Woodworking …
2016年2月2日 · From the samples on my monitor the vintage maple looks too light, as does the medium brown. Maybe brown mahogany or the new Coffee Brown. Darkening them with a touch of black seems like it would produce an ugly brown that is kinda dirty looking. I want a pretty warm brown, but still quite dark. Brown shoe polish. hmmmm.
Curly maple staining recommendations - LumberJocks …
2022年9月30日 · The brown appears similar to Van Dyke Brown, SolarLux/Behlen Maple Brown, or Transtint Coffee Brown. Hard to tell by picture, exactly which order the piece was colored. The strong amber in straight grain wood has me confused? Could be classic schedule: amber dye stain (or amber dyed shellac sealer), sand, then a brown die stain.
Birch vs Maple - LumberJocks Woodworking Forum
2012年3月10日 · Yellow birch is a pale yellow-to-white wood with reddish-brown heartwood, whereas white birch has a whiter color that resembles maple. Both types of birch have a hardness of 4 on a scale of 1 to 5. Birch is readily available and less expensive than many other hardwoods.
Brown Maple with walnut pulls two drawer with hidden
2012年7月5日 · A two drawer popular box again with hidden drawer, brown maple with walnut pulls bandsaw box, a simple nice design box.
Alternative to Maple? - LumberJocks Woodworking Forum
2011年2月28日 · I was wondering if someone could recommend a substitute for hard maple. Looking for something lighter, and cheaper if possible. This is for some trim work. I've already done all of the "eye-level" trim (window and door casings) …
How do I get an EVEN stain finish on Hard Maple?
2023年2月26日 · Last time I went to buy brown/black combo, learned they had an espresso color already in the computer, used by local cabinet shop. It was little lighter than I desired, but was able to spray/rub two coats; and use an "off the shelf" color with out playing color chemist.
Dark vs light walnut | LumberJocks Woodworking Forum
2023年4月29日 · - Commercial sawyers steam walnut to blend the white sap wood into the brown heart wood, attempting to make it look more consistent;. This washes out the heart wood color and gives it a gray cast before finishing. Oil based finishes will return some of the brown color, but it will never be as rich and varied as air dried walnut.
Brown maple? | Page 2 - LumberJocks Woodworking Forum
2013年8月28日 · mporter, No offense taken. Imagine that you cut a disc off the butt end of a 50 year old log and examined the growth rings from the pith out to the edge of the disc. What I was trying to describe is that in the first 10 years or so (varies by species) of annual growth in most trees, the wood...
How to make Maple look like Walnut? - LumberJocks …
2010年3月14日 · Since maple is a difficult wood to stain using regular stains, I would recommend using aniline dyes. I have found that you can achieve a more even color by using these water based stains. Maple has mineral pockets and density isues which cause regular stains to become blotchy. The darker the stain, the more pronounced the blothiness generally is.