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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Larry,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> I think a gel stain is the way to go. I just did a piece where I wanted to put boiled linseed oil on the lacewood part and a gel stain on the cherry part. I taped everything off with painters tape but the BLO still leeched on to the cherry (in this case, it wasn’t horrible and I could blend them). A gel stain sits on top of the wood whereas a penetrating stain goes into the pores. You could also use a toner that I think could work (but I would sure experiment first). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> Curious what others think.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#1F497D'>Chuck<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Woodworkers [mailto:woodworkers-bounces@lists.sawdusters.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Larry Works via Woodworkers<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 21, 2019 6:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> A place where woodworkers talk about woodworking<br><b>Cc:</b> Larry Works<br><b>Subject:</b> [Woodworkers] Stain and wood type<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>My wife wants to make a plaque. She wants to use her Cricut to cut vinal letters and stick them to a board. She then want to stain the board and remove the vinal. I am concerned that the stain may bleed in the grain under the vinal. I am thinking white oak or popular? What kind of stain would you recommend? Maybe a gel application?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Larry<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>