I have moved this discussion to here from the SF Bay Area Topic because it seemed to have gone beyond their domain.
I have chosen to use a proprietary brand of gel stains on my projects because my stuff lives in the real world with kids and grandchildren and dogs.
I completed a project some time ago that was mahogany, with holly stringing. A method of staining was suggested that involved inserting the stringing, scraping it flat, and then carefully hand painting the holly strips with shellac to keep it from holding stain, staining the mahogany, then removing the shellac with alcohol after letting the stain dry, and finally using clear coats over everything.
It was not entirely satisfactory as the alcohol smeared the stain on the mahogany.
Has anyone succeeded with the method I describe, or can anyone suggest procedure for doing this if I want to stick with gel stains?
Karl
I have chosen to use a proprietary brand of gel stains on my projects because my stuff lives in the real world with kids and grandchildren and dogs.
I completed a project some time ago that was mahogany, with holly stringing. A method of staining was suggested that involved inserting the stringing, scraping it flat, and then carefully hand painting the holly strips with shellac to keep it from holding stain, staining the mahogany, then removing the shellac with alcohol after letting the stain dry, and finally using clear coats over everything.
It was not entirely satisfactory as the alcohol smeared the stain on the mahogany.
Has anyone succeeded with the method I describe, or can anyone suggest procedure for doing this if I want to stick with gel stains?
Karl