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"Charlie M. 1958" wrote:

This may be a dumb question but.... Is there a good technique out there
for staining or dying just the sapwood to more closely match the
heartwood in a board?

Normally I prefer to work with sapwood. So rather than trying to hide it
(either with stain or with the way the board is cut) I try to make use
of it. A friend had a stunning red cedar table that would have been
boring as heck if it was all heartwood.

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