I am about to stain a set of maple dining room chairs I am making for my daughter. I have been experimenting with water soluble aniline dyes (Honey Amber) and have found some blotching.
Teri Masasuri describes finishing bird's-eye maple in the May/June 2003 issue of Fine Woodworking. In particular, she describes using a concentrated dye such as TransTint in clear shellac.
Questions: Would this give less blotching than using water soluble dye? Are there some downsides to using dye in shellac?
By the way, I did read the thread started by Scott Parks in October 2004 which had some good information including spraying of alcohol soluble dyes.
Thanks,
Dale Critchlow