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I have pretty much completed all the parts for a pair of entertainment center towers. The face frames, drawer fronts, crown and base moldings, and shelf edging are all made from air-dried walnut that I have had in the basement for many years. The carcase sides and shelves are made from walnut veneer plywood. I tried to explain this problem a while back but did a poor job of it. However, in the last issue of FWW I saw a picture in the back that illustrated my problem perfectly. Jon Arno talked about the difference in color and texture between air-dried and kiln-dried walnut in response to a readers question. As soon as I saw the picture the light bulb went on. I need to find a way to stain the walnut plywood to blend better with the solid walnut front. Do you guys have any starting suggestions? I have been planning to just wipe on several coats of tung oil as a finish but am open to any suggestions. Thanks.
Rick
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Rick,
'Bout the only suggestion I can make is to experiment on scraps of each, with and without grain fillers, etc. It can turn out to be very tedious and time consuming, who knows? You might get the right match after only a few tries.......
Dano
*I have had nice results getting the air dried walnut look, with kiln dried material, by dyeing it orange, and then applying a brown tinted oil over top, followed by shellac. I have not used air dried and kiln dried walnut on the same project but I think this will help you.
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