>Greetings All,
> I'm staining some QS red oak and need an idea how to minimize the darkening
>of the end grain. I know why it happens, I just don't know how to prevent
>it. Thanks as always, Mark
>

> On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:58:10 -0500, "mark" Nowhere.com> wrote:
>

>>Greetings All,
>> I'm staining some QS red oak and need an idea how to minimize the
>> darkening
>>of the end grain. I know why it happens, I just don't know how to prevent
>>it. Thanks as always, Mark
>>

>
> Sand the ends a grit or two higher, or seal the ends with a spit coat
> (1/2 alcohol / 1/2 shellac) of Seal Coat.
>
> Test it on a fully prepped scrap.
>
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> On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:58:10 -0500, "mark" Nowhere.com> wrote:
>

>>Greetings All,
>> I'm staining some QS red oak and need an idea how to minimize the
>> darkening
>>of the end grain. I know why it happens, I just don't know how to prevent
>>it. Thanks as always, Mark
>>

>
> Sand the ends a grit or two higher, or seal the ends with a spit coat
> (1/2 alcohol / 1/2 shellac) of Seal Coat.
>
> Test it on a fully prepped scrap.
>
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> ** http://www.bburke.com/woodworking.html **
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