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   SteveSchoene | Apr 22, 2010 09:09am | #1

   I would definately not use an oil stain--the woods you mention don't stain very well by themselves, and the oil stain would only accentuate the differences among them. 

   You might start with a sprayed dye such as the ngr to help establish a base color. 

   Then, for most of the coloration I suspect you would be best off spraying tinted lacquer, planning on multiple coats to creep to the desired intensity.  If it is your intension to maintain some the the grain differences among the mish-mash of woods use largely tye toned lacquer (the perfect place for TransTint or similar concentrates),  If you want to obscure most of those differences, then a pigmented toner would be the thing, giving you a finish verging on being a paint.  . 

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   wisno | Apr 25, 2010 09:23pm | #2

   Yes agree with steve.

   Use dye stain, and spray to apply it.

   By this you can easier in controll your color result.

   I already posted some articles about how to make color in wood finishing, You can find it in my webblog.

   - How to match color in wood finishing

   - Stain in wood furniture finishing

   - Color wheel for wood finishing

   Good luck