Your 5:14 video is titled "Staining pine wood shelves" but 4:00 is taken up in actually making the shelf. Then there is no explanation of your techniques or products you are using. Not a very helpful video on staining pine. Sorry but that's my thoughts.
@@thelifeofisaac it's also not titled, "how to make a shelf with a lot of really expensive woodworking equipment." This is clickbait to see this guy show off and try to get business for this company... This is one of the first videos that come up when you search how to stain wood, btw. He actually says in the beginning I'll going to go through the process we use when we stain... rub it on? He doesn't even show removing the excess...
This leaves a lot to guessing. Do you stain both sides of wood at once? Or one side at a time? I'd assume one side at a time since I didn't see any finishing pyramids. How long did the stain sit before you wiped it off? One or two coats of stain? What do you mean by "oil" the wood? I'm a total amateur and want to know every detail so I can improve my art. Thanks!
If you spray stain on softwoods that are hard to stain it doesn't Penetrate the pores as much and soak in like wipe on. Leaves a more uniform finish. Don't forget to wipe though.
@@CardinalCreekWoodcrafts Theres American walnut... Special walnut Dark walnut Ect. Which walnut stain? Because I was also interested in what stain you used because Im wanting to stain my shelves and loved the color that you used on yours ...but you didnt mention it or show it in the video...you only showed the pre stain conditioner
I've done something similar but without the pre-stain. I'm going to try that next thanks. In my previous project my wood ends up feeling a little furry (maybe I didn't sand enough I sanded by hand and with only one grit), and they collect dust like crazy. Is there something else I can use over a stain to help make it super smooth and easier to dust?
It still doesn’t look great. I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to stain pine and I’m still not happy with it. Conditioner helps, but you still lose the natural grain pattern
There really isn't a perfect way to stain pine......just better ways. If you use a dye it is a bit more uniform but you lose some of the grain if quarter sawn lumber is used.
We use a furniture finish mixture that we make. It isn't super glossy but very nice to use. It's one part polyurethane, one part mineral spirits, one part linseed oil.
I have a question how long should you wait for the stain to dry before you assemble the shelve? And also did you put on some kind of finish over the stain later? It looked shiny I’m trying to work on my shelves and really would like to know how to complete the projects. Thank you
Sure! The stain needs a day to soak up and dry. Then we put a couple of good coats of polyurethane on them, waiting a day in between coats for it to dry. You can hang the shelves after 24 hours put probably best to wait about 3 days to set anything on them. The easiest Poly to use is the wipe-on type. It's nearly impossible to screw it up. Just use a clean cloth and rub the poly in. I think we used a satin finish on these. Also, we usually finish up the poly with a quick coat of paste wax just to give them a silky feel/look. Thanks for the comment!
