<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">I find that mahogany darkens fairly quickly on it’s own. Take a scrap piece, sand it to 320 put a thin coat of finish on it and set it in the sun for a couple of weeks. You will get a good idea of how quickly mahogany darkens. If you do stain it know that it will darken more..</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:21 PM, Scott Rohan=Smith via Woodworkers <woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hey guys,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I’m making a frame for a mirror out of mahogany and it’s the 1<sup>st </sup> time I’ve used mahogany for a project. Would anybody have a suggestion for a stain color? I’m looking for something on the dark side (hmmm, as in darker color not … well,you know, Star Wars dark … oh never mind)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for the help and Happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Smitty aka Scott Rohan-Smith<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Missoula, MT<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Doh, a beer I want a beer<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ray, the guy who buys me beer<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Me, the guy whom Ray buys beer<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Fa, a long way to go for beer<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">So, I think I’ll have a beer<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">La, La la la la la la<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ti, no thanks I’ll have a beer<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">And that will bring us back to Doh! Doh! Doh!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>I want to be one of my friends for a day so I can see how cool it is to hang out with me.</span><br><span>Woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org</span><br><span></span><br><span>To unsubscribe from this list -</span><br><span>http://lists.sawdusters.org/listinfo.cgi/woodworkers-sawdusters.org</span><br><span></span><br><span>Address to contact the list ADMIN staff -</span><br><span>woodworkers-owner@lists.sawdusters.org</span></div></blockquote></body></html>