Dark Finish on standard maple

[RiverRat]

I am currently working on a kibler woods runner with the standard maple stock. I did two coats of iron nitrate and then stained with cherry stain. It turned out pretty nice. I am waiting on a kibler Fowler also with the standard maple and I want the finish to be very dark, about the color of an eggplant. How would I go about getting the stock that dark?

 

[Codger Craig Wilcox]

I'd use a walnut stain following two coats of Ferric Nitrate, Do keep the stain light enough to allow the curl of the maple to remain visible.

 

[Codger Craig Wilcox]

I'd use a walnut stain following two coats of Ferric Nitrate, Do keep the stain light enough to allow the curl of the maple to remain visible.

 

[RiverRat]

So you do the walnut stain first and then do the iron nitrate, or the iron nitrate first then the walnut stain. I’m pretty sure I know what you meant, but I just want to be sure. Thanks!

 

[Codger Craig Wilcox]

Use the iron nitrate first, blush it with the heat gun, then the stain. If you don't have scraps to practice on, use the inner barrel chanel, small areas. Maybe one app of FN, then two. Maybe an area with no FN - sand, whisker, top finish, then choose