Ok, first off, I hate staining maple. Not because it's difficult but I generally want maple to look, well like maple. But, I've made some floor thresholds out of hard maple and now need to match them to the hardwood floors. I was planning on using dyes to get to the color match. But in my limited experience with staining, I see maple blotches pretty badly. What do you all recommend to avoid this? I see wood conditioner and I can always mix up some shellac as being two options. Opinions? Thanks much. cc
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16 years ago