"dwolf" wrote in message
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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

Would it not be cheaper to build it out of maple and then stain it? After
staining it would be very hard to tell either apart.