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   John_D | Feb 16, 2006 10:34pm | #1

   You may be able to get a good idea of the color.  Have your friend take a picture of the piece you're matching, but include a photographic gray card in the picture facing the camera.  Get a photo shop to print it out, ensuring they know the gray card's there and what it is.

   Then when you see the corrected picture in your shop lighting, you will be able to get very, very close to its real color, because if the photo shop has done its job right and printed the gray card correctly, the piece will be color-corrected precisely as well.

   Note that your WalMart won't be able to do this.  You'd want to go to a pro photo shop.

   EDIT:  I know you've dismissed this, but the best way to do this is to get some of the stock you're going to use, finish some scraps of it with different methods you think might be about right, and ship 'em to him and have him tell you which one is best.

   My goal is for my work to outlast me.  Expect my joinery to get simpler as time goes by.

   
   

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   Edited 2/16/2006 2:37 pm by John_D

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   KiddervilleAcres | Feb 17, 2006 05:14am | #2

   I tried as well to find "honey oak" and basically struck out as well.  I have however, used a Minwax Wood Finish called Golden Oak 210B.

   Regards,

    

   Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   Use whatever tool needed to Git 'r Done!

3. 
   notDusty | Feb 17, 2006 06:10pm | #3

   tmetcalf ,

                        Honey Oak , is a stain color produced by various different brands . The specie of wood can not be determined by the stain color . White oak definitely looks different then Red Oak when stained the same color . My gut guess is they used Red Oak with the Honey Oak stain . From memory I think it is a very light Reddish Brown . It is about the intensity of Golden Oak but not Yellow , more light Brown to Red .

               Check at your local paint supply that has a broad product  line .Some brands may or may not make that flavor stain .

                      good  luck   dusty

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   tmetcalf | Feb 17, 2006 06:17pm | #4

   Thanks,

   I have some rough cut red oak that I can bring into my shop to bring it the shops humidity/temp.

   I'll do what others had suggested and take a scrap and try those different stains/finishes and UPS them.

   Thanks for the suggestions.