Stained White Oak Table Top
Begin with a medium grit sandpaper 120.
Stained white oak table top. It is gorgeous on oak. Residue left in the grain lines of coarse grain wood will be trapped under the final coat and haunt you forever. We went with 50 50 jacobean and dark walnut and love it. I had to be a bit more liberal in applying this stain compared to when i use the up in.
This helps the wood to accept the stain more evenly. Oak wood has a porous quality to it which makes it very absorbent of staining materials. Linnmon tabletop white white stained oak effect 59x29 1 2. Then i gave it three coats of polyurethane.
I used a brush and gave it a coat of zinser 1 2 3 primer. We ve been wanting to do a wood stain study for years now and in my head i wanted to do every type of wood with about 20 different stains each but with limited resources not to mention space we settled on 5 popular species of wood commonly used by diyers with 6 different stains. Applying stain over a finished surface will not change the color of the wood. Mix and match your choice of table top and legs or choose this ready made combination.
To open the pores in preparation for staining. Stain samples on a white oak floor. I know i put at least two coats of stain on. For quartersawn and riftsawn stock try an aniline dye.
I am liking this brand better than kilz i think. All stains require open pores for adequate absorption into the wood. Jacobean ebony dark walnut 50 50 jacobean and ebony 50 50 jacobean and dark walnut and english chestnut at the bottom. As the table dries after wet sanding a white residue will appear.
It could have been three. If you sand through the polyurethane and remove some stain you can touch up with more. However oak does have a very dramatic grain of the wood which can sometimes give even the darkest stain a streaky effect or the look of highlights. I gave the top a good coat of pre stain wood conditioner.
Your cloth will simply wipe off the stain blocked from the pores by the existing finish. Stain the table using an oil or water based stain applied with a rag or brush. Red and white oak are the most common types used in america with white oak being the cheaper variety. White oak s tan color under a clear finish may seem too cold for many woodworkers but all clear film finishes will do if applied in thin coats.
Strong and light weight made with a technique that uses less raw materials reducing the impact on the environment. 2 light 2 medium and 2 dark. Next i tackled the base of the table. Sand bare wood lightly.
Jun 1 2015 minwax color guide. It s hard to describe colors but if i worked for miniwax color naming dept i would call it pecan. Staining white oak to change its color isn t a problem and all stains should work well. Then i applied dixie belle s voodoo gel stain with a soft clean cloth going with the grain of the wood.
Oil based stains tend to produce better results while water based versions are more eco friendly.