Stained Sheet Maple Plywood

It tend to absorb stain unevenly which leads to a blotchy look.

Stained sheet maple plywood.

Sapwood and heartwood look almost identical giving this sheet of plywood a consistent coloring throughout. Staining plywood typically requires the use of special gel stains but by preconditioning the wood you can use any wood stain. If you have plywood that is already stained you can add stain over top of this. By pre sealing the wood with shellac you can even out the color absorption.

For those of you who don t know maple is a tricky wood to stain. The water will raise the grain and you ll have to sand again. What surprised us is how much variation there is even in a small sample. Question i m at the finishing stage of an 18 cabinet kitchen project.

This ensures that your finished product will have a uniform color even if it is made of several types of wood. Get the purebond 3 4 in. Step 1 sand the entire plywood surface with 100 grit sandpaper. This is exactly what darin was trying to do.

If you need to apply a lighter stain then you ll need to strip the original stain off of the wood first. Most pieces are either yellowish or light brown in color. We began with a 24 x 24 square of each type and cut that into 18 pieces that were 3 7 8 x 7 7 8. Top choice skyply 1 4 in hpva maple plywood application as 4 x 8.

Don t dampen the rag. Sealing maple plywood before staining a beginner asks for advice on a hand applied seal coat for maple plywood to allow even staining with a brushed top coat. Because their color is relatively neutral it should make it easy to stain or otherwise finish this wood in the color of your choosing. Item 796758 model 10323141032314.

Wipe the plywood clean with the dry rag to remove most of the dust created by sanding. I m using a wiped on brushed on system for the stain and clear coats. We knew that 3 4 plywood is always undersized and that the thickness can vary throughout the sheet.