Staining Yellow Pine Dark

First i used some homemade vinegar stain on the wood to cut the yelloworange color of the pine. Yellow pine accepts stain well. It is a simple diy tutorial and i use a scrap piece of pine wood to test the stain color that i will be using for a larger project.

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Staining yellow pine dark. Yellow pine has a strong yellow undertone which turns some stains much more orange and yellow. Once again i used annie sloan dark wax over the wood and then used minwax polyurethane on top. Staining pine make this inexpensive wood look like a million bucks. In this video i experiment with several different stains on white pine wood.

Some woods just do not take a stain well and pine is one of them. It absorbs stain very unevenly especially around knots and blemishes. Antique pine often has a dark mellow color. The best stain color for pine furniture.

To prevent this sand the pine before adding any stain. Unfortunately when woodworkers try to duplicate that color on new pine by using stain the results are usually disappointing. I wanted to see the effects of different stains some are good and others not hope this helps somebody. Sand southern yellow pine as you would any type of unfinished wood.

Before staining you should sand first with a medium grit sandpaper such as 100 grit to remove roughness followed by a thorough sanding with fine or 120 grit sandpaper to fine tune the woods surface. In this video i show you how to stain pine wood. However it is known for developing a blotchy uneven look and getting an even stain can be a challenge. In addition yellow pine has characteristics which make it difficult to achieve gray undertone stains.

Samples should be taken on the specific type and cut of wood with staining in brown shades for the best results.