I’m finishing a curly maple coffee table and want the grain to pop with an antique look- I’m contemplating using Jeff Jewett’s waterbased dye stain procedure (test pieces I’ve tried look great!) but I’m worried about fading- how will it look in 20 years?
As an alternative, I’m thinking maybe nitric acid or brou de noix, but don’t know whether these will a) effectively pop the curl, and b) be really lightfast. Any thoughts on relative merits of waterbased dye stains and alternatives?
also wondering whether I can seal garnet shellac with dewaxed blond to tie it to oil-based polyurethane?
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shpida,
Forget the nitric acid and do you want to go to the trouble of making the brou de noix? I would recommend the water dye system. How it looks in twenty years is a loaded question. Will it be in direct sunlight? Will it be rotated on occasion? Try making a sample where the dye is very hot. See if it's a stronger color than the cold sample. Any color will change over time.
Concerning the garnet shellac. If you use dewaxed garnet you won't have any problems. You could always use the blonde shellac and lightly tint it with Trans Tints to match the garnet look also.
Let me know how you do.
Peter Gedrys
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