Staining Pine Wood Shelves

In this video we use pre-stain conditioner to stain softwood pine shelving to a walnut color.
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[paulalderson]

Your 5:14 video is titled "Staining pine wood shelves" but 4:00 is taken up in actually making the shelf. Then there is no explanation of your techniques or products you are using. Not a very helpful video on staining pine. Sorry but that's my thoughts.

[johnabney]

This leaves a lot to guessing. Do you stain both sides of wood at once? Or one side at a time? I'd assume one side at a time since I didn't see any finishing pyramids. How long did the stain sit before you wiped it off? One or two coats of stain? What do you mean by "oil" the wood? I'm a total amateur and want to know every detail so I can improve my art. Thanks!

[ittybitbobo]

4 minuter into a 5 minute staining no staining hummmm. Needs a new title maybe

[mandy]

What color stain did you use? I have a pine piece that I am trying to stain and I can't get it to hold a dark stain. I used Miniwax Special Walnut.

[SouthernTee]

Very vague answers about stain color. You continue to say walnut. There are different walnut stains.

[MrFancypants]

I've done something similar but without the pre-stain. I'm going to try that next thanks. In my previous project my wood ends up feeling a little furry (maybe I didn't sand enough I sanded by hand and with only one grit), and they collect dust like crazy. Is there something else I can use over a stain to help make it super smooth and easier to dust?

[createlovetravel]

I have a question how long should you wait for the stain to dry before you assemble the shelve? And also did you put on some kind of finish over the stain later? It looked shiny I’m trying to work on my shelves and really would like to know how to complete the projects. Thank you

[karlgeluk]

Thanks for the interesting video, which music piece is it what you hear during the video, I love it 😊

[timothycastillo]

Awesome Video! What color stain did you use?

[juliesinacola]

What size wood did you use and what stain?

[ThaGlittersAintGold]

Does staining pine like this contribute to its hardness or should a hardening agent be considered?

[allboutDadjj]

Hi thanks for giving me an idea. After staining, can i paint it with a polyurethanes to a glossy look or apply some resin epoxy (to harden the wood)?

[KuKuclown]

Which tool did you use to make those curved edges on the wood

[rsslng]

Good stuff, but I didnt come here for all of this. Please change the name of this video.

[DRV_Woodworks]

If you spray stain on softwoods that are hard to stain it doesn't Penetrate the pores as much and soak in like wipe on. Leaves a more uniform finish. Don't forget to wipe though.

[catalinagq]

What's the name of the wood stain?

[CaveFreediving]

It still doesn’t look great. I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to stain pine and I’m still not happy with it. Conditioner helps, but you still lose the natural grain pattern