On Apr 2, 7:26*pm, "dwolf" wrote:
I pretty much work with clear coating.. Most of my clients prefer it, and if
they think they don't I convince them..
But I do have a cherry dining table to do that will need to be stained.. I
know cherry is known for blotchiness..
One solution is a pre stain treatment, and the other is gel stain..
I also will be spraying a clear coat of catalyzed varnish, which I prefer
not to color...
So just checking to see what folks here have done..

Joel

I pre-treated with a wood conditioner and then applied an old-
fashioned wipe-on oil stain. Get several small cans of reddish stain
from the same manufacturer. Sherwin Williams still sells oil stain.
Mix and try on scrap until you get what you are looking for. I had
good results.

DonkeyHody
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