On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:34:18 -0400, "Ken Nuzum"
wrote:

I have just about finished assembling a cherry cabinet consisting of cherry
veneered plywood sides and top with cherry hardwood moldings. I am noticing
that the cherry veneer is a rose-reddish color while most of the molding
pieces are a lighter red color.
While I am new to woodworking in general, I am newer still to any knowledge
of proper finishing. I attended a Woodcraft class that suggested a "spit
coat" followed by a dye or gel stain. I haven't done anything yet.
I would appreciate any help or suggestions on what I might do to vetter
equalize the color.

Lots of guys here hate staining cherry, and I'm no fan of it myself-
but that being said, I've seen it done plenty of times on cabinets,
and the standard procedure is to use a seal coat, spray on analine dye
to even the color, and then top coat. You lose a lot of the depth of
the wood, and the slightly green tones disappear almost completely-
but it's consistant. And if that's what you need, the above works
fine.