I'm building a bookcase for my daughter to store the her toys and books. Made from maple and HD birch ply. I need to finish it to match existing furniture in her room. It's what I think people would describe as "espresso".
I have various transtint dyes: Dark Mission Brown, Dark Walnut, honey Amber, brown mahogany, reddish brown, black, and some primary colors)
I also have :
general finishes Van Dye brown glaze
Minwax penetrating stain in espresso and ebony and some minwax polyshades tinted espresso.
I have spray equipment, and I've sprayed shellac and poly, both tinted and not, and I have worked with dyes before (refinishing a mahogany and sapelle desk), but i was working to a base recipe from Fine Woodworking.
I know I will need to do some test pieces, but I'm looking for suggestions on where to start. Especially if a sealer coat is something I should start with vs spraying dye in water direct (which is what I had done before).
Pictures attached to detail what I am starting with and what I am trying to match
Any help appreciated.
thanks
bob
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