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Originally Posted by crwilli
Not quite there. I will try again. It needs a little brown.
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Looks good.
You may also experiment with how you prep the receiving wood as well to see if you can get the color you want.
How you sand the wood (more coarse typically helps to go darker), misting water (water popping) to have the grain lift up so the stain penetrates deeper, leaving the stain on longer before wiping, adding a quick second application and varying your wood species receiving the stain will all vary how deep the color turns.
Another fun experiment is to take white vinegar in a jar, and cut up steel wool and throw it in the jar. This creates a chemical reaction if left overnight- al the way up to weeks and dissolves the steel wool. When you brush this on the wood it ages it and will darken it up (bringing more brown depending on the species) before you stain. If you do this, I’d limit the amount of time you leave the steel wool in as you just want a “touch”.
Some people mix tea leaves and water and lay that down before doing the vinegar and the wool (but never together) as the tannins of the tea trigger reactions in the tannins of the wood.
All really cool things that can absolutely change the character of the base wood to give you pretty dramatic variations in final color.