"david lang" wrote in message
. uk...
curious wrote:
I want to varnish a pine door to match some existing oak doors.

Two things - it's impossible to stain pine to look exactly like oak, but
you may get a similar colour.

Second, don't use a coloured varnish, they all look complete pants. Stain
the wood with a wood die then varnish over that.

Dave
I'll second that: the moment you chip the new varnish you will see the old
pine colour underneath.

Andy.