Staining
Staining
November 18, 2018 – Fir baby
The contemporary fireplace mantle was an important part of this room. When it comes to wood finishing, sanding is an unappreciated part of the process. Not only is it time consuming, but the woods sensitive to the oils in your hand, require significant care to ensure there is no cross-contamination prior to staining, so as […]
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January 15, 2016 – Staining is rewarding
An aspect of my business that I find very rewarding is staining. It has a special complexity, in that it’s not just visual but it involves the use of other senses to fully reveal the beauty within the wood (in this case, Eastern Maple). 1. Sight – working progressively with different grits of sandpaper to […]
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July 27, 2015 – 10 years later…
For this project we were staining a cedar fence with a semi-transparent stain. We typically do this by hand for good penetration and adhesion. What makes this job particularly interesting is that this is a long time customer where 10 years ago we applied an elastomeric coating to the “dated” Dashrock. I’ve included an example […]
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July 16, 2015 – Staining of “Faux” Beams
For this project, I was called out to Stuart Island, BC*. It was an hour boat ride from Campbell River. This was a new construction golf pro-shop by Seaspan which entailed staining of sliding Fir doors and “Faux” beams. By Faux, I mean that they are made out of wood but they are wrapped with […]
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July 16, 2015 – Staining of “Designer” Storage Shed
The first thing we did was check the moisture level to ensure the tannins don’t leak out and compromise the stain job. After ensuring moisture levels were acceptable, we wire brushed with the grain to create profile and to remove loose matter. The stain* was applied with brush and roller for best mechanical adhesion. *The […]
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July 16, 2015 – Cedar Staining
The cedar handrail was installed in the winter, sanded, and sanding sealer applied for the duration of the winter. Upon summer I checked for moisture, ensuring that it was below 14% moisture level, and applied multiple thin coats of Sunfast. I stained the trusses blue to contrast the orange as blue is complementary to orange […]
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July 15, 2015 – Staining Fiberglass Door
Advantages of the fiberglass to wood: – No maintenance verses high maintenance wood doors. – Wood expands and contracts and in that movement coatings can fail. – Wood can also absorb water which can contribute to coating failures. – Fiberglass is more environmentally friendly and will save you money over the long term.
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July 16, 2018 – Staining of Cedar Fence
Basically what happened was that the home owner tried a water based stain and it failed after a year, allowing mold growth. To decontaminate the wood, we had to manually scrub the entire fence with bleach and TSP. Once dry, we applied multiple thin coats of penetrating stain.
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