A Few Stains on Ash

[Bucolic Buffalo]

Laurel Mountain Honey Maple, Maple, and Cherry on an ash board. Then I added some French Red stock filler. Also, had some French Red stain, but didn't like it at all.

The stock filler really enhanced all the Laurel Mountain stains. I may see what kind of finish I have open. And see what that does to these. Thoughts?

The three main stains. Ignore the background. It's a front porch project.

French Red stock filler on the top and French Red stain on the bottom. Stain looks thin.

Top to bottom, Honey Maple with filler, Honey Maple, Cherry, Cherry with filler, Maple, and Maple with filler.

I suppose my current favorite is the Laurel Mountain Honey Maple with the Art's Gun & Sport Shop French Red stock filler. Here it is next to the Honey Maple stain.

 

[appalichian hunter]

Agree

 

[Flintlock]

Get some assorted Fiebings leather dye, like medium or dark brown.

 

[Mtman725]

For my IMOP the top would look great.

 

[Bucolic Buffalo]

I am not a fan of just brown. Really like the golden shades coming through the brown (French Red) filler, with a bit of red. Going to play around with it some more. This is for a Kibler SMR kit I have for the NMLRA class in June at WKU. Since I will be putting a number of finish coats on it, I may mix a drop of the cherry stain in the finish and see how multiple coats look. Ash has a distinctive look with a filler.

 

[kentuckycharliec]

French red and Honey are great for accents.