"Rumpty" wrote in message ...
Cherry looks so nice all by itself, there is nothing I would suggest
stainwise to improve upon what nature did here. Maybe a little tung
oil to pop the grain, and a topcoat of shellac/wax.

If your customer or your wife wants dark cherry, you really need to learn
how to stain cherry!

Dark cherry? Is there any other kind? That's where it all ends up
anyway. That's why god invented the "ultra violet" section of the
spectrum of light.