On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:25:45 GMT, "Toller" wrote:

The wood furniture in our living room is all dark. A very old mahogany
desk, a very old cherry table, and a dark piano of unknown wood. (I am going
to guess mahogany with a tinted laquer) Two years ago I made a mahogany
coffee table and stained it to match the desk.

Now my wife wants a couch; wood frame with cushions. We talked about the
wood. Apparently grain means nothing to her; she just want it about as dark
as the mahogany pieces.

There doesn't seem to be any point to spending money on more mahogany if she
can't tell the difference. I though maybe beech because it is cheap. Will
I have any problem getting it dark, or does it spotch like maple? Maybe
birch? A bit more expensive, but more interesting grain. Whatcha think?

I'd go with poplar. It's cheap, strong and will take dark stain really
well.

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"We need to make a sacrifice to the gods, find me a young virgin... oh, and bring something to kill"

Tim Douglass

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