I am building another hardwood rocking horse for a church raffle. This
years project has a high content of hard maple and I have some really pretty
wood. Previous projects have had maple accents but this one uses the maple
for rockers, mane, tail and accents.

I usually stain and then wipe on several coats of poly for durabity. Any
thing special I should know about staining this wood?

Now I know why they call it "hard" maple. The curly and knot areas are
hard -- and beautiful.

RonB