onoahimahi wrote:
Hi,

I just finished small cabinet made of nice curly maple for my wife
and
she wants me to stain it. I picked up a bottle of Transtint dye stain
that I am mixing with denatured alcohol.

....
Any suggestions on how to stain curly maple and have the strong curly
effect come through? Would it help to mix the Transtint with water
instead of the "non-grain-raising" alcohol?


As others haqve noted, dye isn't stain. You're on the right track
using dye instead of stain. Try scraping the wood instead of
sanding, also try scraping it flat, applying the dye, and then
scraping it again.

(Then let me know how it works...)

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FF