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<div>I used water based aniline dyes for most all of my staining. The nice thing is that if it's too dark then you can take a wet cloth and lift some of the color off.</div>
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<div>I sand everything to 220 then wet it with plain water which re-raises the grain. sand it again then stain. Seal it with shellac or oil based poly.</div>
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Subject: Re: [Woodworkers] Mahogany<br>
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<div>Is it really mahogany or is it Sapele?
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<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>
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<div class="yiv8463399677MsoNormal">Hey guys,<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="yiv8463399677MsoNormal">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)<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="yiv8463399677MsoNormal">Thanks for the help and Happy New Year!<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="yiv8463399677MsoNormal">Doh, a beer I want a beer<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="yiv8463399677MsoNormal">Me, the guy whom Ray buys beer<u></u><u></u></div>
<div class="yiv8463399677MsoNormal">Fa, a long way to go for beer<u></u><u></u></div>
<div class="yiv8463399677MsoNormal">So, I think I’ll have a beer<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="yiv8463399677MsoNormal">Ti, no thanks I’ll have a beer<u></u><u></u></div>
<div class="yiv8463399677MsoNormal">And that will bring us back to Doh! Doh! Doh!<u></u><u></u></div>
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