On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 14:39:17 GMT, "U-CDK_CHARLES\\Charles" "Charles
wrote:

But how do I stain mahogony so it looks like MDF?

BTDT.

I was trying to fake Cotswold stonework. This involved some fine
carving of gothic tracery, and timber that wasn't admittedly much to
look at, but was capable of taking detailed carving work.

Then I applied a carefully prepared fake-stone textured spackle, and a
couple of hand-painted watercolour washes to get the exact hue of the
stone. Took it to Bath Abbey, placed it on the original stone and it
practically disappeared. Perfection !

Went back to the workshop. Sat it next to the 5 minute prototype I'd
banged out from MDF and a router bit. From six feet I couldn't tell
them apart.