Originally Posted by
Jim Becker
Do the samples and show them what things are going to look like if she's dead set on maple. You may very well have to do some heavy toning with dyed clear coats to "get there"...
+1. Maple is a very versatile wood for the industry since it is so easy to color . . . that is, if you are gong to color it to the point where it is practically painted. Look around kitchen and bath displays. The colors of maple cabinetry are diverse. Very little of it looks like wood anymore though.
If they want maple and want it with the traditional mid-60's maple brown, dye it, seal it, glaze it and topcoat it. The upside is you can use some pretty questionable material since no one will see the actual wood anyway. I'm not trying to be a smarty-pants, just stating the facts. Maple, alder, and birch all accept heavy colorants well and look like Home Center cherry, MCM maple or other completely non-wood colors; reds, blues, greens.
Last edited by glenn bradley; 05-09-2021 at 2:24 PM.
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