Worked like a charm. A used a clean rag to work it into the wood and seen better results,verses a paint brush

@richardeberlefurniture

11 ай бұрын

So glad it helped!

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO. I have watched videos for hours and I finally found yours. I have a maple dresser I need to redo for our master bedroom and I desperately wanted to stain it a little darker like the walnut you have here. I didn’t know what to use or what to do because maple is so 😬😬 to work with but a beautiful wood.

@richardeberlefurniture

3 ай бұрын

@valeriya105 so glad it helped!

thanks man this is helpful, i'm not getting good results with the minwax preconditioner either, so i will try this. I own a cabinet shop and maple has always been finicky. One of the best woods I've ever stained is Alder, it's just very soft. Thanks!

@richardeberlefurniture

6 ай бұрын

glad it was helpful.

This video saved my bacon on some very characteristic maple slabs. Client picked them out and like them because of the spalting but hated how some of the samples looked when stained. She wanted these maple slabs to have the yellowness of like a yellow pine. tried this technique with a semi transparent natural Minwax and they turned out great thank you!

@richardeberlefurniture

Жыл бұрын

So glad it worked for you!

there are a lot of wood workshops like yours in Québec with a lot of experience with Maple since most maple trees are found there. If you ever need guidance, try one of their guide books or magazines. They have lots.

@richardeberlefurniture

5 ай бұрын

@tusk3260 thank you. What magazines do you recommend?

Really good video, I got some smaller maple turnings that have very little sapwood/heartwood figure to them and I wanted to add some stain. How long did you let shellac mix dry before sanding? Also the table is absolutely awesome

@richardeberlefurniture

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I let it sit for about 10-15 minutes before sanding

Ended up on your channel because I'm having nightmares with blotchy guitar maple necks ! I do a ngr amber recipe with denatured alcohol but man ,two out of five come up really ugly. Thanks for sharing ! Grewetings from Quebec !

@richardeberlefurniture

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Glad it is helpful

Great vid. Thx!

@richardeberlefurniture

3 ай бұрын

Thanks

@richardeberlefurniture

3 ай бұрын

Hope it helps

Add tint to the sanding sealer instead of using stain after. Will look beautiful.

@richardeberlefurniture

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

Thank you for the information, especially in regards to blotchy areas. I have bathroom cabinets that need to be stained. I want a natural wood look without too many yellow tones. What stain color did you finish with?

@richardeberlefurniture

Жыл бұрын

you bet. The client actually chose a dark walnut danish oil. I used that to stain this table but did samples with a variety of minwax stains. Early American looked almost the exact same as the danish oil. I just went with what they chose.

@valeriya105

3 ай бұрын

@@richardeberlefurnituredid you stain it with dark walnut Danish oil, let it dry and then coat it with the shellac mixed with denatured alcohol?

@richardeberlefurniture

3 ай бұрын

@@valeriya105 no I did the denatured alcohol/ shellac mix first. Let it dry. Then sanded that. Once i sanded the alcohol/shellac mix coat then I put the dark Danish oil on. I would recommend trying it on several sample pieces to get it worked out before you do it on your piece. As you saw in the video I played around with it until I was confident in the process

Can you share what different stains you tried after the shellac? The colors are nice and wondered which products they were. Thanks

@richardeberlefurniture

Жыл бұрын

@jenny. The one that they chose was actually a dark walnut danish oil by watco. Early American by minwax looked just like it as well.

Great technique and beautiful table! How much did this table cost your client?

@richardeberlefurniture

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. If you want to email me I can share pricing information. reberlefurniture@gmail.com

Can you use just the sanding sealer as a preventative measure before applying an oil based finish like polyurethane? Im finishing a cherry coffee table with some beautiful figure and have had some not so great experiences we’ll say with finishing cherry

@richardeberlefurniture

Жыл бұрын

yes. I have used it on my bed which was cherry and them put waterlox on after the seal coat. make sure you use dewaxed shellac. you have to order it the box stores dont sell dewaxed shellac. I would also encourage you to do a sample piece first. @dmitri Brohanon

Thank you for the video! What's the stain color in the middle? Not the one your client selected, but the one in the middle?

@richardeberlefurniture

9 ай бұрын

I am not sure off the top of my head but I can look soon.

@kristensummers5061

5 ай бұрын

Also wanted to ask a similar question but for the top row, when you zoomed in on the two to the left, which stains the both of them were! Thanks 😊

I use dye mixed in denatured alchohol. I keep applying until it darjens to the level i want. It compounds as you apply it.

@richardeberlefurniture

5 ай бұрын

Nice. I will look into giving it a try next time.

What do you think about using a black stain for maple

@richardeberlefurniture

Жыл бұрын

I have stained maple plywood black. It turned out good. I dont know if I would use the method I showed if you are staining it black. I would just recommend that you do several test pieces first to see if you like the look. Also you make do multiple coats depending on how dark you want it.

I have the saem problem, my kitchen doors which I built in maple stains ugly. cannot find that dewaxed product in canada, will use the 5 % waxed type and see what happens.

@richardeberlefurniture

5 ай бұрын

Let me know how it works out

What do you think about gel stain?

@richardeberlefurniture

Жыл бұрын

I tried a gel stain on a sample and it didnt work well on the maple. Like I said in the video, I dont do a lot of staining. I mainly work with clients who want to see the natural wood

I’m refinishing an old maple farm table that an older lady gave me that’s been in her family since the 40s and I am so scared to mess it up! I want to make it a nice as possible so I can pass it down through my family like she did; we want a darker walnut color but I’m so scared to even try to stain. This is super easy to follow and makes me feel less anxious about it- but is there a way to get it darker? I don’t think the lighter cinnamon/honey tones will work in our space and I’d like it darker to match the other furniture. Thank you for your video!

@richardeberlefurniture

9 ай бұрын

My advice would be to get some maple boards that are not apart of the table and experiment. As you saw in the video I did several test pieces. Be a student and experiment. You would rather mess up on test pieces. You may also look into ordering some wood dyes. Dyes are different than stains and may allow you to get it darker.

@MorganJeanify

9 ай бұрын

@@richardeberlefurniture ooh, I didn’t even think about wood dye as a possibility- thank you! I think I’ll do just that- I’m heading to HD later today and I’ll ask if they have any maple boards and I’ll test on them first. I appreciate you!

@MorganJeanify

9 ай бұрын

@@richardeberlefurniture also; did you use the pre stain wood conditioner at all before doing the alcohol and shellac? Or just toss that out all together as it wasn’t helpful?

@richardeberlefurniture

9 ай бұрын

@@MorganJeanify the pre stain was not helpful for the maple. My sure you order the de waxed shellac

@ambyngp

29 күн бұрын

@morganjeanify Can u please share what did u end up doing and how did it turned out! TIA

Today I ruined a beautiful hickory door I built with stain, bloches... I hear ya, always try to make products that don't need stain 👎🏼. Appreciate the tips for staining hardwoods, hopefully I can fix it

@richardeberlefurniture

Жыл бұрын

Dang, I hate to hear that you may be able to sand it off. Yeah, Don't stain any of my personal projects.

Where are you located. Did your table come out the way you wanted it to.

@richardeberlefurniture

3 ай бұрын

@chrisjeffers904 I am located in Central Arkansas. It turned out great. You can see the finished product at my website bit.ly/richardeberle

you can use water based stain to avoid blotching.

@richardeberlefurniture

3 ай бұрын

Good to know. What brand do you recommend?

I want to try this on my maple cabinets…. I’m scared. Have you ever stained kitchen cabinets? I know you said you don’t stain a lot…

@richardeberlefurniture

Жыл бұрын

I have not tried on cabinets. it was a scary process. but i did several tests before I moved forward. My suggestion is you test out several pieces of scrap maple and get confident with it before you try. if you do make sure to get the shellac that is wax free. Most hardware stores sell the shellac that has wax in it. I bought the kind i used online.

What stains did you use

@richardeberlefurniture

3 ай бұрын

@melissamccall8815 i used minwax

Maple does best with DYE STAIN instead of traditional stain.

@richardeberlefurniture

5 ай бұрын

What brand of dye do you recommend?

@CALB2009

5 ай бұрын

@@richardeberlefurniture It depends if you want ready-made colors or want to custom mix your colors, or do a combo of both. Mohawk & General Finishes both make excellent ready made dye stains. For concentrated dye stains: WD Lockwood makes a powder version and Homestead Finishes makes Trans-Tint liquid dye concentrate. Both are fantastic. I highly recommend watching Charles Neil Woodworking KZread Channel-- He has an in-depth video series on Dyes vs Stains; how to apply, how to mix your own, and a plethora of excellent advice. Sadly, Charles passed away a few years ago, so you can't ask questions, but the legacy of knowledge he left behind in his videos is incredible! I have never encountered anyone with the depth and breadth of technical knowledge about wood finishing products as Charles. I hope this will be valuable for you. Christy

It is not necessary to cut with alcohol using the wax free shellac seal coat.

@richardeberlefurniture

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, good to know.

Dude you don’t got to do none of that. Hit your piece with your steamer Wait for it to dry Stain your maple You can wipe it with just water too

@richardeberlefurniture

21 күн бұрын

Send me a video link of how that works. I would love to see the process.

@leerosson216

21 күн бұрын

I don’t have a video, but it is simple. Maple is a very hard dense wood with grain that is intertwined in multiple directions. Wetting the surface fills the grain with water,expanding it. Once it is dry, the stain has a place to be in the wood grain. The stain will penetrate much better,giving it a much more even and stained appearance. For an even darker finish,like piano black, you would use an analine dye to radically increase the acceptance of the color. Using a steamer to raise the grain is a fast and easy way,because the steam dries really quickly. After doing this,your stain will work on the maple quite nicely.