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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='color:#1F497D'>Thanks for the tip Richard. I think I’ll try to speed up the process by taking a piece to my daughter’s dispensary and putting it under the grow lights!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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>Richard Allen via Woodworkers<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 1, 2021 3:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> woodworkers@sawdusters.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Richard Allen<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Woodworkers] Mahogany<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>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..<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:21 PM, Scott Rohan=Smith via Woodworkers <woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>_______________________________________________<br>I want to be one of my friends for a day so I can see how cool it is to hang out with me.<br>Woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org<br><br>To unsubscribe from this list -<br>http://lists.sawdusters.org/listinfo.cgi/woodworkers-sawdusters.org<br><br>Address to contact the list ADMIN staff -<br>woodworkers-owner@lists.sawdusters.org<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>