Staining

[geneVG]

I read somewhere that you can not stain Popler wood!  Can some one give me some advice on this.

Thanks
genevg

[GrayBeard]

By nature Poplar tends to be 'blotchy'....

Therefore staining it will accent this trait depending on the coloration of the wood itself.

I personally have not had good results with stains of any kind and poplar.
Others have suggested using a 'sealer'.

~~~GB~~~

[geneVG]

Thanks for the information.  So far I have been just dipping it ito lemon oil like Steve showed on the u-tube and it works fine that way, but I was hoping to beable to us it with different stains.

[GrayBeard]

Aspen or Maple are nice light woods that accept stains very well.

~~~GB~~~

[geneVG]

I do use some MAple. both soft and hard, and you are right, they do stain nicely.
genevg

[dunk]

Try a nice coat of shellac on poplar first.  That seems to help with the blotching..JMHO

[tux_linux]

and use a spoon or even better a small cloth to apply the stain, that is by far more constant than using a brush.

Oh and use (single-use)gloves - your wife will not like the color of your hands, nether will the children telling you to go and wash them properly 

[geneVG]

I just want to say thank you for all the help on my staining issue.

genevg

[Crabbyboater]

I recently asked a similar question about staining poplar, wanting to use a darker stain.  The concensus was that I should use a sealer on the wood, then stain. There are a number of ways to seal, but I had a can of wood sealer I hadn't ever used, so tried that and it worked well. You can see this under "Darken BLO" on the third page of these posts, or just go to http://stevedgood.com/community/index.php?topic=5936.0.