Staining maple

Yeah, I know, a highly figured piece of figured maple is hard to come by, but be selective when choosing wood for your project. For DIY homeowners the best advice is to avoid staining Maple , Birch, and Cherry. For amateurs the best advice is to avoid staining hard Maple , Birch, and Cherry.

As with other hardwoods such as cherry, maple can be a bit temperamental to finish, particularly when staining. When applying a stain , be sure to use a pre- stain conditioner to try and even out the blotchy patches that tend to appear. Hi everyone need some help on staining maple when I try to stain it I aways get to light of a color do I have to keep putting on the stain till I get the right color. Woods like cherry, pine and birch can become blotchy and unattractive when staine unless you use a sealer before staining. For the best , test the possible finishes on scrap pieces before you start.

Some types of woo like pine, cherry, birch and maple , are notoriously difficult to stain. Less expensive than hard maple , birch is often substituted for maple in furniture and kitchen cabinets. But, like hard maple , birch wood does not absorb stain evenly and should not be stained with dark colored stains. When staining , first apply a pre- stain wood conditioner, then select stains lighter in color. Then seal and finish with the polyurethane varnish and wax, making note of how it turns out in each step of the process.

Before – curly maple board sanded to 2grit,. Stain it with the chosen color. See the photo above for examples, of coloring curly maple. PRODUCTS FEATURED GENERAL FINISHES WATER BASED. When dealing with maple cabinets that are finished and staine you can simply follow the basics for sanding and staining.

If, however, you want to take on the project of staining raw maple cabinets, then follow the information in this article. The original formula was created by Ken Thompson of Slippery Rock, Pa to highlight the curl on maple gun stocks. Minwax has the perfect wood stain color for every project.

Use our stain color guide to pick the right stain color for your wood projects. When staining maple wood you will need to pre-treat the door with a coat that limits the absorption of the stain. Maple is a difficult wood on which to achieve uniform stain , and the appearance can look as if the stain was not applied evenly. If you screen before staining , be aware that the screen marks will show in any dark stain color.

Due to variations in screens and lighting, we do not require you to make a final stain selection when you order. Floors made of maple , birch, and coniferous woods (especially pine or fir) are all very difficult to stain evenly. Maple and birch are tight-grained woods with very small pores, and the density of the pore wall fibers varies drastically. This is what the Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association says about the subject: “Due to the extremely tight cellular structure and variable grain patterns inherent in northern hard maple , the Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association (MFMA) does not recommend staining or bleaching maple strip flooring under any circumstances. I am going to assume you don’t have an easy way to convince the customer to go with cherry, mahogany, or another wood that takes a dark color without blotching.

Another way some woodworkers have success when staining maple wood is to first shellac the wood with a blonde shellac. The stain can be sprayed on lightly and then wiped. You don’t want to color the wood or seal it too much.

The idea is to seal it just enough to keep the would-be blotchy places from soaking up too much. Some people use water based india ink and others use steel wool and vinegar. I am in the process of building a new home and have run into a major staining issue. All the custom woodwork was done in maple.

Spraying stain is mostly an alternative to ragging or brushing prior to wipe down. In your case with maple ply, wiping stain would be a challenge no matter how you first apply it due to the blotchy and uneven way maple talks a stain. You can spray without wiping dyes or top coats tinted with dye. Since then I have researched and done lots of testing, and here are the. The penetrating stains such as Minwax did come out blotchy.

Blotch Control to Rule Them All ”. Maple is not at all difficult to refinish because it takes well to sanding, and staining or painting. Since stain absorbtion is maximized when wood grain is raised and stain uniformity is optimal when gel stains are use the wood grain will be raised and a gel stain (s) will be used to to produce a finish that. I lived for years in a Boston-area apartment with maple floors.

When I moved in I was sure I wanted them darker, but it was too expensive ( maple is expensive to stain because its hardness makes it harder to get the color even, or so I was told). So I had to live with it plain. The extremely tight cellular structure and inconsistent grain patterns inherent in maple floor planks make uneven staining and a “blotchy” appearance commonplace. A wood conditioner is needed on maple to make the surface a uniform texture so it will stain uniform and not go blotchy.

Some woods like maple and pine have hard and soft spots in them and the soft areas absorb more stain then the hard spots so the stain goes blotchy. Like hard maple , however, it does not absorb stain evenly and should not be stained with dark coloured stains.