Dying Pine

[terry hansen]

I need to color pine window casings and door jambs to a shade more compatible with red oak trim. My plan for the oak is to leave it natural and finish it and the colored pine with a waterlox finish (original finish sealer). My thoughts for the pine are a garnet (not enough red?) shellac tinted with a bit of liquid transtint in a reddish brown or blending several dyes together to get that pinkish red color of the oak and then a shellac sealer in amber or garnet. Anybody have any experience with color matching these two woods?

I figured I'd ask for a starting point before I go mixing trial batches for scrap tests.

[Al Wasser]

You might check at your local library and look at the Oct (I think) issue of Fine Woodworking. It had a good article on dying pine. Pine is tough to dye and not make it look splotchy.

[terry hansen]

thanks, forgot to check there (subscriber to both magazine and online). Also forgot Homestead finishing forum where Jeff provides a ton of useful info.