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I’m an extremely new woodworker, so bear with me here.
I’ve got a project I’m doing in cherry, that I’m trying to make sure I know how to stain and finish before I start building it.
I was planning on using a clear Danish oil on the cherry, which is sanded to 220, as a sealer. After the oil dries, I would use a few coats of blond shellac.
I’ve tried this on a test piece, and it looks great. The problem I have is that the cherry I’m using is not completely pink. Some of the cherry changes from pink to a very light, almost white color. I’ve applied Danish oil to a test piece, and it definitely does not even out the two colorations of the wood.
If I use a dark gel stain, will that do a better job of masking the color difference? Or is there another way I could go about this?
Chris
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Cherry will naturally darken with age. However, cherry sapwood will never ever darken and from your description of the wood it appears that some of it is sapwood.
A gel stain can give a more uniform appearance for a while but the heartwood will darken and some time down the road you will have a mismatch.
Unless you like the sapwood for contrast or as a design feature you could consider cutting it out.
*Chris,You might want to click here: "Cherry Blotching?" for another opinion. Personally, I have yet to find a light colored wood that doesn't darken with age, eventually.Dano
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