finish on yellow poplar table
I have a small yellow poplar bedside table. This is not the most
attractive wood in the world to finish. I ad somewhere that a finish of 1) stain of your choice, 2) shellac and 3) polyurethane makes for a great finish. I would choose the darkest stain I can find, since poplar is a very light wood (an oak stain comes out yellow, as a matter of fact.). Any advice from you expert finishers out there? Chuck |
finish on yellow poplar table
"Effer Vescent" wrote in message ... I have a small yellow poplar bedside table. This is not the most attractive wood in the world to finish. I ad somewhere that a finish of 1) stain of your choice, 2) shellac and 3) polyurethane makes for a great finish. I would choose the darkest stain I can find, since poplar is a very light wood (an oak stain comes out yellow, as a matter of fact.). Any advice from you expert finishers out there? Chuck I typically paint Poplar. |
finish on yellow poplar table
Try this on the underside first so you won't see it.
For really light woods I like to start with a dark walnut color, then mix a little red mahogany and just a little black into it and reapply it over the first coat. Maybe even two coats of the walnut/mahogany and black. It depends on how red or dark I want it to be. Usually I come out with a really nice color. Another thing you might try is the solution a lot of they guys have suggested, vinegar and steel wool. I tried it on a sample of maple. After two applications it was a beautiful color. I'm anxious to try it on one of my carved pieces as a background color. Kate "Effer Vescent" wrote in message ... I have a small yellow poplar bedside table. This is not the most attractive wood in the world to finish. I ad somewhere that a finish of 1) stain of your choice, 2) shellac and 3) polyurethane makes for a great finish. I would choose the darkest stain I can find, since poplar is a very light wood (an oak stain comes out yellow, as a matter of fact.). Any advice from you expert finishers out there? Chuck |
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