In time I have moved away from stains in general—preferring to start with nice wood and then going toward a simple paste wax finish.
In time I think your woodworker's eye will turn away from the idea of staining an inexpensive wood, like pine, with a dark walnut stain to try to make it look fancy.
(I've seen too many "D&D table" builds and the like on YouTube that are made from plywood and stained to look like walnut. Le sigh… When I make something from cheap wood, I just paint it.)
You can also apply a light non-wax shellac on pine before staining to penetrate and close up the deep pores so you get less blotchiness with the darker stain.
I do agree that with pine you should just celebrate the wood and go with a light stain or even better, something like linseed oil.
JKCalhoun · · focus · HN ↗
In time I think your woodworker's eye will turn away from the idea of staining an inexpensive wood, like pine, with a dark walnut stain to try to make it look fancy.
(I've seen too many "D&D table" builds and the like on YouTube that are made from plywood and stained to look like walnut. Le sigh… When I make something from cheap wood, I just paint it.)
bityard · · focus · HN ↗
dugmartin · · focus · HN ↗
I do agree that with pine you should just celebrate the wood and go with a light stain or even better, something like linseed oil.
JKCalhoun · · focus · HN ↗
(Big-box plywood though…)