On Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 5:38:48 PM UTC-6, Gramps' shop wrote:
Granddaughter wants the bed I am building her to be red. I'd rather stain than paint. Any recommendations on getting to red using an oil-based stain? The material is two-bys in decent construction grade.

Larry

Red barn stain? I suppose there's an oil base blend. See if an outlet/store, near you, will wipe a sample onto your sample lumber. See if the coloring is appropriate.
https://www.google.com/search?q=red+...m=122&ie=UTF-8

Then top coat with a clear coat, if applicable?

Sonny