When preparing wood for staining does anyone know how to prevent the end of boards from absorbing too much stain and appearing very dark? I will be staining some pine boards after applying a wood conditioner to help give a uniform appearance, but the cuts ends always look too dark.
Thanks John
sanding sealer will help, may take a few coats. That's just how pine is
Why are your ends showing?
I don't intend to miter all end cuts. So I was looking to a way to stain without the problem mentioned above.
There are sealers out there to retard the absorption of stain, but it's not going to be easy to get it just right so that your eye doesn't go right to the end cuts...
My painter used to use a thin shellac. Sometimes over the whole piece if the grain varied in hardness. It works.
Think the stain a lot with whatever they suggest you clean brushes in on the tin. Test on scrap wood. Apply several coats.
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