Sheldon,
I do agree with mjh on his comment. I know that I took a risk in not
doing it that way. The way that I did mine was, I brush the red oak
stain on and just left it there overnight. The following morning, I
just wiped any remaining stain left off with a cloth. This always seem
to give me a darker tone, by not wiping it off.
I tried wiping the stain on with a cloth and waiting a few minutes
and wiping away the remainder of it and it was much more blotchy
looking. I use poplar a lot and have yet precondition it first, but
not to say that I won't in the future. If you have any scrap poplar,
please test it on that first.
John


On Thu, 10 May 2007 01:13:58 -0400, "mike hide"
wrote:

Yuo might have trouble with poplar,it tends to suck up stain like blotting
paper. I would seal it first with a sand and sealer, then stain it [stain
now becomes a glaze]. You should get a more even coat and less penetration.
Once you get the effect desired apply a clear top coat.......mjh


"Sheldon" wrote in message
...
Beautiful job John.
Did you use any wood preconditioner before applying the stain ?
I'm currently building two speaker stands made of Poplar and I'm very
nervous about applying the stain.
It will be minwax red mahogany stain.
Did you use water based or oil based.
Sorry about all the questions.
Thanks.
Sheldon


"John" wrote in message
...
Thank you and all the others that left the nice comments. About
staining poplar, what I found out that works for me is. I just use a
cheap chip brush to wipe the stain on with and I do not wipe the stain
off, but just let it sit until it dries, then top coat it.

On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:43:26 GMT, "Vic Baron"
wrote:

Very beautiful work, John. I'm amazed at how well the staining of the
poplar
came out. Gives me some ideas!

Vic

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