On Jul 16, 9:22*am, Robatoy Counterf
After a few thousand doors, you get to minimize that effect by
applying very light, thin-thin coats of anything that might otherwise
soak the thin oak veneer down to the glue layer. I found that made all
the difference: do not make the plywood too wet. The finish has
nowhere to go after it hits the glue beneath the veneer.......nowadays
that'd be what? 40th or 64th of an inch? The solid wood frame,
however, deals with 'wet' in a totally different way. Also in the way
it dries.

Fair point, but get this: When I applied the same danish oil finish to
the 3/4" plywood, with the same thinner-than-razor veneer as pm mu
1/4" panel, the colour was much closer, almost indistinguishable from
the solid wood.


Red dust? Too much sanding going on me thinks.

I think I figured this one out: I noticed that they applied a wood
filler, stained in red oak - obviously their veneer wasn't top grade.
So when I wiped it with the thinner, it took off some of that color.
And that perhaps has most to do with the color difference between my
solid wood frame and the plywood panel. Since danish oil is rubbed in,
it smears around the coloured filler.