In article , WillR wrote:

Someone at a wood supplier once mentioned to me that steaming cherry
(lightly I presume) will darken the heartwood/sapwood.

Hmmm... never heard that about cherry before. Works for walnut, tho.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?