Originally Posted by
Peter Laidler
IN our big workshops we had a big vat of dark stain and if the woodwork wasn't as reasonable match when it came into the workshop, it was when it left the staining tank. But the above forumers are right in that even then, after an overnight dunking, some wood remained patchy but we still used it. I seem to remember that at Ngaruawahia Base Workshop in New Zealand the stain was based on........... Oh, forget the name now, but it makes water go purple but very effective on wood