markpelly Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 I am building a pretty cool project for my friend, headphone stand with vaneer. Basic idea below. I have an idea of the press I will build and how I want to get things rolling. The only thing I have a question on is the gel stain I am going to be working with. I bought some General Finishes Java gel stain the other day from wood craft and I was wondering how deep this would penetrate some Anigre Mottled veneer. It's 1/42" thick and I think I will be doing kind of a layered color effect on the project. So dark layers on the outside (where the headphone sits) on the inner part of the curve and a few layers on the edge will be dark. What I am interested in is if I slather on some of this stain on just the first inch of some of the inner layers to get that edging color change...when I make the final cut and sanding of the edge will the color still be present on the inner layers that I trimmed? Please let me know if you guys dont understand this.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Nice, a good toe in the water for bent lam work. Rather than all the effort of staining could you not just use contrasting timber laminations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markpelly Posted July 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Well we already ordered the vaneer and it was a great deal, so I dont think my friend wants to spend any more on the project. I think I am going to do a test piece this week and see how much is soaked in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Most stain products don't penetrate very deep. I doubt you will get the effect you are looking for. Cool project, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Gel stain is not the route I would go if I anticipated needing to sand flush. Those sheets won't be that big, I would find a wash tub and soak in dye. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markpelly Posted August 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 That is a great idea, thank you. Since the thickness of there is very thin, I have been getting okay results from staining each piece with some Minwax. The Gelstain really did just sit on top of the outer layer. I am in the middle of building the form for this and I can post when I have some actual pictures of my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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