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   harrisdog43 | Jun 05, 2007 04:59am | #1

   Sand it (end grain area) to a finer grit than the rest of the table. This should allow you to get a more evenly controlled finish. I think the numbers are something like: 220 for the rest, 320 + for the end grain. Do some more tests.

    

   FWW has had articles about this in the past.

   john

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   Olywood | Jun 05, 2007 06:23am | #2

   Thanks John,That's one I had not heard. So far it looks like a mixture of 3 parts denatured alcohol with 2 parts dewaxed sanding sealer does the best job, but now I'll add the sanding trick in and let you know how that turns out.MandyJoy

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   harrisdog43 | Jun 05, 2007 06:29am | #3

   I just wish I could remember what grit they finally used. The pix in FWW looked impressive.

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   Ed | Jun 06, 2007 03:34pm | #4

   Another technique is to flood the end grain with the stain solvent just before applying stain.  The solvent wicks into the end grain and reduces the amount of stain that can be absorbed.  So, if the stain is water based, flood the wood with water. This works particularly well with dye stains as opposed to pigment stains.

   Ed

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   Olywood | Jun 07, 2007 06:33am | #5

   Thanks Ed, I tried that with some dye and indeed it seems to work fine. I'm using the dye to blend some of the lighter sapwood with the darker grain and had to touch up a couple of spots on the end grain edges. Wetting one spot in particular seemed to help me ease into a matching hue with two applications of dye.

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   Ed | Jun 07, 2007 12:10pm | #6

   Glad it was helpful.  The technique also works well on cabriole legs where the end grain exposure is variable along the cabriole curve.

   Ed