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How to stain/dye/enhance figured Maple
I usually leave Maple alone and just produce white pieces with clear
lac or slightly yellowed with NC lac. However, in a batch of 4/4 and 5/4 Maple that showed up for a project, one 8" x 8' 4/4 piece has nice curly figure on the whole board all the way through. So I pulled this piece aside and I think I have a project in mind where this can provide a nice table top for a console/couch/hall table. So what pointers can anyone give me for accentuating the figure? I'm willing to try a very subtle finish or even go dark if that's the best. I plan on running some tests first of course but just looking for ideas. I suppose dye would be bad because it's to even and I want something that will provide more contrast... no? BW |
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