Staining Stabilized Wood?

[Fibonacci]

I have a friend who wants a piece of cherry burl that is the traditional dark red of aged cherry.

I have been looking at stabilised cherry burl, but I am not sure if it could be stained to have the right coloring. My suspicion is that the stabilizing agent would prevent the stain from absorbing properly.

 

[boxxmaker]

No you can't stain it,as like you said the proccess of stabilizing would prevent the stain from penatrating the blank,with good results,if any.

 

[Arcadia]

It would have to be stained along with the stabilizing process. Have it stained any color as long as the liquid stabilizer contains the stain you want.

Pat

 

[Fibonacci]

Unfortunately, I can't do the stabilizing myself and I don't have time/budget to send it out to get stabilized/colored.

This is for a gift that the wife just let me know that I am making. Thus my other thread about sources for burl.

 

[KenV]

The good news is that Cherry is light sensitive -- a day in the sun will change light cherry to dark -- almost magic -- put a piece of dark plastic over one corner of a piece and leave the rest in the sun for a few hours.

I have no idea if the plastic injection will change the light sensitive properties, but why stablaize a good wood??? Cherry burl turns smooth and finishes nice!!!

 

[Fibonacci]

It really darkens that fast? I thought it took a few years to get dark.

In that case, staining is probably a moot point. Given the desert sun, it might only take a few hours.