Maple

[bill kaminski]

OK, I am about done w/the latest box. Combo of walnut and hard maple. Lots of this combo, out there, but the first time I have used any maple. It has some figure, not a lot,so I would like to accent it, without any coloring, or yellowing. What do I use? TIA

 

[Rennie Heuer]

I've used a yellow dye in the past with good results - providing you like the color. Normally I use an oil as a base coat and finish with an oil based varnish.

This shows the dye

This is oil

 

[bill kaminski]

thanks I'll mull that over, for a while

 

[larry merlau]

i have used sealcoat and lacquer on top on figured woods and they have still remained in good condition after 10 plus years no linsed oil. just finish. the below box has a little figure in it to see.

 

[bill kaminski]

Thanks Larry...that looks like what I want.

 

[fred hargis]

There is a shellac called "platinum blonde" that does almost no color, but does seem to bring out the grain...at least to my eyes. I've a pic of a test piece below, on the right side of the blue mark is the platinum shellac. Shellac is colorfast so it won't change over time, but the wood might.

 

[bill kaminski]

thanks fred..I have some spray shellac..I will do a test tomorrow