Highlighting grain in cherry stock

[Buff1958]

I have another Cherry stock coming for my woodsrunner. It has a lot of grain lines in it. The other 2 cherry stocks I have finished I used lime and then chambers oil.
Is there a process I can use to highlight the figure? Something like you do with aqufortis on Maple.

 

[dave_person]

Hi,
Read this thread from start to end. It will explain a lot.

https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/...gland-connecticut-river-valley-fowler.113074/

dave

 

[Buff1958]

Hi,
Read this thread from start to end. It will explain a lot.

https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/...gland-connecticut-river-valley-fowler.113074/

dave

thanks but he made that one way darker than I am looking for

 

[rich pierce]

When using chemical stains like AQF or lye, make a solution according to a formula others use. Take a third of that solution and add an equal amount of water. Try this dilute solution first. If not dark enough make a mix of the dilute and full strength. If not dark enough use the full strength solution.

I don’t care for figure in cherry. Plain is good. Just a personal preference. It’s not like curly maple to me.