On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 09:49:19 -0500, woodchucker
wrote:

On 11/26/2015 8:44 AM, Leon wrote:
On 11/25/2015 6:23 PM, BillinGA wrote:
I made a set of bifold closet doors to replace louvered ones. My wife
does not
like to trying to get the dust out of the slats and wanted something
solid with a smooth surface. I stained the plywood panels , stiles,
and rails before glue up. My thoughts were the stain ( brushed, not
sprayed) would try to accumulate at the junction of panels and frame
if I waited until after assembly. Show of hands..how many would stain
after assembly? They turned out fine...just wondering.

Happy Thanksgiving to those who participate. All others, enjoy your
Thursday.

I stain parts that will be difficult to stain after assembly, inset
corners and inset panels for example. I often leave the easier outer
surfaces unstained until after the clamps come off for good.

I think Leon meant

I stain _before_; the parts that will be difficult to stain after assembly.

No, he's right, though the language may be ambiguous to some. The
parts that will be difficult to stain after assembly, he stains before
assembly.