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I am very curious about the difference that I get if I stain directly wood like with a concentrated liquid stain on water or if I dilute it with lacquer and spray it after sealing the wood with some clear lacquer. Would I get any appreciable difference?

Variations in the porosity of the wood can cause an ugly blotching effect on a lot
of woods when stained raw.You will get a much more even staining effect if you
seal the wood with shellac or lacquer than if you stain directly on the raw wood.
I typically seal with shellac since it uses a different thinner, and you don't have
to worry about the stain coat dissolving the seal coat.

You can find a lot on the web- I searched "staining wood evenly", and got lots of
hits. Here's one:

http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-Projects/Trim/Staining-Trim/how-to-stain-wood-evenly-without-getting-blotches-and-dark-spots

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Gene

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Great! Thanks Gene. Although I was actually thinking about maple...