try tung oil to darken the wood.
or sand it with 180 grit paper
dampen the wood to raise the grain
and re-stain with same color.
Natural cherry will never be uniform color no matter what you do unless
it is premium cherry.



"beecrofter" wrote in message
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| On Feb 12, 10:04 pm, "news-server.cfl.rr.com"
| wrote:
| My new fish tank stand and hood finally arrived from China after a 3
month
| wait, and although they're beautifully finished, the color is a few
shades
| lighter than I really wanted. I don't know what kind of wood it's
made of -
| some Oriental hardwood I suppose - the color is called Natural
Cherry and it
| looks like a Minwax finish to me. Is there any way to darken the
color
| without refinishing - hopefully something I could wipe or brush over
the
| existing finish?
|
| Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
|
| JustDave
|
| You could scuff sand it a bit and apply a coat of varnish stain
|