Bobostro61
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I did my first craft show today. Did pretty good actually. Anyway, somebody saw my pens, went home and got a piece of olive wood he got from Algeria (bark still on it). He wants me to make a pen out of it but also wants the wood stained a dark color. Goes against my feelings of letting the wood show its natural beauty (especially with olive wood). I have alcohol based stains here that I use for making pipes. Do you think an alcohol based stain would work or would you suggest an oil based stain. I'm planning on using a friction polish instead of CA finish. I had a pen I stained with light brown alcohol based stain and when I put the CA on the wood, it turned the stain red. Any suggestions on what type of stain would be best to use on a piece of olive wood? Gotta give the customer what they want I guess...
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.