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   SteveSchoene | Jan 06, 2006 08:42pm | #1

   I don't know the full answer here, but I'd first experiment with getting the dark color using a dye rather than pigmented stain.  The dye will color both early and late wood about the same.  End grain could still be darker but on turning where you can't readily put a washcoat only on end grain, that may be inevitable. 

   Pore filler is the usual solution when you want to hide the grain on an open pored wood like ash.  I'd seal the dyed wood with a washcoat of dewaxed shellac before applying the filler.  The pore filler could have pigment added so that it colors the pores to the same shade as the dyed background.  But it is a PITA to use on turnings.