Thanx for the suggestions - I'll get some stuff and start testing.
Vic
> I have a real problem this time!
> SWMBO asked me to make a narrow table out of a mahogany leaf for an old
> dining table, It was to be done in a shabby chic distressed white paint > finish. >
> So I mixed and matched the wopod without care to grain, etc. I now have a
> mahogany top with pine sides, birch spindle legs and a fir plkywood shelf.
> No problem as it will all be painted white anyway.
>
> aha! SWMBO decides that it should all be a reddish brown ( mahogany ) color. >
> I don't want to use just plain reddish brown paint if i can help it. Aren't
> there some opaque stains that would take on the different kinds of wood and
> present a somewhat uniform appearance?
>
> As a last resort, I could paint it brown but sure would like some > suggestions.\ >
> BTW, disagreeing with SWMBO is not a valid suggestion.
>
> thanx,
>
> Vic
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