Maple veneer - 'Popping the flame'?

[gavinturner]

One thing you can also do with the water based stain is to apply it all over and then use a clean wet rag to draw the stain back out of the surface grains. Means a lot less sanding is needed in the end.

cheers,
Gav.

[wazkelly]

One thing you can also do with the water based stain is to apply it all over and then use a clean wet rag to draw the stain back out of the surface grains. Means a lot less sanding is needed in the end.

cheers,
Gav.

Good tip Gav. Presume with maple caps you also need to be careful just how wet things get?

[Muzza]

One thing you can also do with the water based stain is to apply it all over and then use a clean wet rag to draw the stain back out of the surface grains. Means a lot less sanding is needed in the end.

cheers,
Gav.

Oooh... Me likey that idea!