Need help from experienced woodworker
I have a little side table that came with my Arctic Fox RV. It had a deep scratch in it and I also wanted to use it as a test case for eventually refinishing the dining room table. I started sandin...
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In the cabinet business we 'tone' the surface by mixing just a little bit of the stain into the finish coat as long as they are both oil and compatible. The toning works great because it has a tendency to darken with each coat and even out the color. Add more as needed while testing on a scrape piece of oak. Mix a little each time till you get a desired tone on the test piece.
Oak tends to not take stain as well as a soft wood so toning is a good way to get the desired look you want.
Oak tends to not take stain as well as a soft wood so toning is a good way to get the desired look you want.
