Wed, Oct 10, 2007, 9:58pm .@. (GarageWoodworks) doth sayeth:
Instead of trying to select the perfect stain to your project, match the
wood species to your project and avoid the stain.
No more stain for this dude in High Point who is quitely wishing he
still had a Rockler in town like you! ('wipes away tear')

I've been speermenting with thinned latex as stain. Works fine, so
far, haven't tried it much yet. Custom colors too. This from a guy
who's never even been in a Rockler, and doesn't even know where there's
a Rockler, 'less there's one in Raleigh. But I've got a Lee Valley
catalog.



JOAT
"I'm an Igor, thur. We don't athk quethtionth."
"Really? Why not?"
"I don't know, thur. I didn't athk."

"J T" wrote in message
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I've been speermenting with thinned latex as stain. Works fine, so
far, haven't tried it much yet.

Actually General Finishes has a thinned paint/stain product. Put it on with
a brush and it looks painted, wipe it off with a rag and you get a stained
appearance. Its kinda cool to have some elements of a project with an
opaque finish in the same color as the stained areas.


Custom colors too. This from a guy
who's never even been in a Rockler, and doesn't even know where there's
a Rockler, 'less there's one in Raleigh.


FYI there is one in Houston~ ;~) No help huh? LOL

But I've got a Lee Valley
catalog.

IIRC WoodCraft has General Finishes also. .

On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:41:04 -0400, (J T) wrote:

Wed, Oct 10, 2007, 9:58pm .@. (GarageWoodworks) doth sayeth:
Instead of trying to select the perfect stain to your project, match the
wood species to your project and avoid the stain.
No more stain for this dude in High Point who is quitely wishing he
still had a Rockler in town like you! ('wipes away tear')

I've been speermenting with thinned latex as stain. Works fine, so
far, haven't tried it much yet. Custom colors too. This from a guy
who's never even been in a Rockler, and doesn't even know where there's
a Rockler, 'less there's one in Raleigh. But I've got a Lee Valley
catalog.

Hey bro... Sort of on topic, I was wondering how your tests came out with
coffee, tea, etc. for staining..
It was for rifle stocks, I think??


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

Thu, Oct 11, 2007, 12:59pm (EDT+4) (Leon)
hath posteded:
Actually General Finishes has a thinned paint/stain product. snip
FYI there is one in Houston~ ;~) No help huh? LOL
IIRC WoodCraft has General Finishes also. .

They obviously stole my idea.
Not much help. I did enjoy my time in Ft Hood (mostly), but didn't
leave a thing in Texas I want to retreive. Wish I'd stayed there
instead of going to Turkey tho.



JOAT
"I'm an Igor, thur. We don't athk quethtionth."
"Really? Why not?"
"I don't know, thur. I didn't athk."

Thu, Oct 11, 2007, 12:59pm (EDT+4) (Leon)
snip IIRC WoodCraft has General Finishes also. .

It struck me just as I hit the send button, I've never been in a
WoodCraft either. LOL I think there IS one in Raleigh, so that may
change one day. Maybe.



JOAT
"I'm an Igor, thur. We don't athk quethtionth."
"Really? Why not?"
"I don't know, thur. I didn't athk."

Thu, Oct 11, 2007, 8:37am (EDT-3)
(mac*davis) waves and sayeth:
Hey bro... Sort of on topic, I was wondering how your tests came out
with coffee, tea, etc. for staining..
It was for rifle stocks, I think??

Ah, I believe I did do some on a rifle stock. Tea, not coffee. I
liked it. But then got the idea about latex.

Pretty much gave up on the coffee. Gave some absolutely great
color, but took way long to dry - like about 3 weeks. I'm thinking it
needed thinning a bit, and more time drying between coats. I might well
have done more on coffee, but quit drinking it about that time. LOL

The tea gave a nice finish. Coats dried quickly, and the more
coats, the darker the finish. Never anywhere dark as the coffee got
tho. Make a pot, pour some into a container to brush from, drink the
rest. LOL Even brewed very strong it gave a light finish, but the more
coats the darker it gets. I like the results, and will be using it
again.

Get a few pieces of wood to speermint on, and you can do it in the
house - no unpleasant smell. I only tried on one or two different
woods, so may darken some wood more, or less. Hmm, just thought, be a
great way to keep young kids busy, let 'em put on a finish for you.



JOAT
"I'm an Igor, thur. We don't athk quethtionth."
"Really? Why not?"
"I don't know, thur. I didn't athk."