Some woods just don't like to be stained. They act like they love you and
when you commit they laugh at you and tell you that your mom dresses you
funny.
My experience has been to use a surface stain instead of a penetrating
stain. You would seal the wood with a clear coat and then apply the stain
over the sealed wood. The stain is translucent so you can see the grain,
and
you get nice even coverage and no splotches. The up side is you can change
the color later if you decide to.
max


What do you use for a clear coat? A sanding sealer or something like that?
Can you recommend a specific product? Thanks.