I just glued up a 3'x5' coffee table top out of solid Mahogany and I was wanting to give it that nice, dark, deep red color that you commonly see on commercial Mahogany furniture. What stain or dye color is that?
Thanks, Dave
Dark, Red, Rich Mahogany Stain/Dye?
Nov 23, 2003
8 Replies
It's usually called 'Red Mahogany' depending upon the brand.
He might consider "Minwax Red Oak" stain on the Mahogany.
Isn't that a crime against nature?
"David P" wrote in news:aeUvb.206718$mZ5.1543756 @attbi_s54:
FWIW, there's a local furniture store called Dovetail Designs that uses solid woods. They hand rub it w/ linseed oil. They said the mahogany pieces on the floor were light because mahogany gets darker with age, so all you have to do is rub linseed oil on it occasionally to keep it happy.
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As long as the check doesn't bounce, I could care less what color my customers choose!
FWIW, Minwax "red oak" on Cherry doesn't look too bad.
On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 11:51:49 -0500, Silvan brought forth from the murky depths:
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