"Ace" wrote in message
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I have made some one inch hard maple cubes and would like to finish one
face natural,
and finish the remaining surfaces with a dark stain.

Have about a hundred, and am looking for suggestions on how to keep the
dark stain
off the face I want to do natural.

Thanks in advance,
Ace

how about finishing (using whatever you're going to use) one face, then
dipping that face in a tub of melted paraffin? melt in a double boiler. get
it in the canning section of the stupidmarket. sand it down slightly on the
4 vertical faces so you can get all the way to the corner. then just peel
off the wax when the staining is done.

regards,
charlie
cave creek, az
http://glassartists.org/chaniarts