[Woodcarver] Water Based Stains

[Doug Evans]

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On Apr 15, 2009, at 5:35 PM, "Joe Dillett"  
<jdillett at thecarvingshop.net> wrote:


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> Hi Hans,

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> I believe water-based stains are pigment stains. I don't think there  

> are any dye stains that are water-based. I might be wrong.

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> You might try adding alcohol to your water-based stain to lower the  

> viscosity. That might get you deeper penetration into the wood.  

> However It may not be much better because you are still working with  

> a pigment stain.

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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hans" <hans at msdesigns.net>

> To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at carverscompanion.com>

> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 3:24 PM

> Subject: [Woodcarver] Water Based Stains

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>> Lately I have been using mostly water based stains to finish my

>> carvings. I really like the low odor and easy clean up. However, the

>> water based stains that I have are pigment based and they do not tend

>> to get quite the rich depth that some of the penetrating oil based

>> finishes I've used give. This can really help in getting an even

>> finish, but sometimes I would like some more depth to the finish.

>>

>> So here's my question: has anyone used a water based stain that

>> produces a finish with rich depth? If so, what was it and where might

>> I find some?

>>

>> I know we have touched on this subject before, but it seems like that

>> was quite a while ago.

>>

>> Thanks!

>> -- 

>> Hans Schwalm

>> http://www.msdesigns.net

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