6 Fantastic Finishes for Ash Lumber
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- čas přidán 14. 04. 2014
- More wood finishing tips here, folks, especially for staining and dyeing open grain woods for unusual effects and colors.
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Ash is a hardwood that looks great with a clear, natural finish - no argument. But wait 'till you see what else you can do to the wood with a simple 3 step finishing process. Ash is an enjoyable wood to work with and it's also one of the easiest hardwoods to stain because it accepts color so evenly and without blotching. So this video is a demonstration of some super cool ideas -- colorful and full of contrast -- for finishing ash. Techniques included are staining, dying, using grain filler, how to make ash 100% jet black, and others. Enjoy. - Jak na to + styl
Dude this is awesome I only just noticed it was posted 10 years ago!
Ha! No problem glad you enjoyed it
Learned more from this video than the other 2 dozen I watched....thanks
Oh my that last color is beautiful !
After searching for quite a while to find simple steps with an example & finished results I thankfully found this video that has it all. Thank You for your time & effort Mark great job sir
Thank-you! This is exactly what I have been trying to do. Looks great!
Awesome! Pickling over a black dye ash is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you.
This is awesome!!! Just what I need! I can't wait to do this on my ash wood guitar
And I thought sealers SEALED the grain!! Ha ha.. thank you, this is some awesome info!
I think the finishing videos are a great addition ..thanks
Great! We'll keep 'em coming. Thanks for the feedback.
Awesome video and techniques, thank you.
I've been working with ash alot lately. I needed a few different ideas for finishing. Thanks for the ideas.
Wow this was a awesome video! Thanks never seen anything like this before. Really enjoy these videos.
This is awesome! Excellent tips! Thanks a lot!!
Great video, quick and to the point, that is for sharing!
Awesome Mark! Love your work and tips. Learning a lot from watching your channel.
Fantastic video. Really informative and helpful. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
While finishing up the sanding process on an ash bass guitar body I designed, then interested in staining, I then found your video.
Finding the brands you favor is a challenge. Thank you for posting a very helpful video. Great Work !
Thanks for the effort you put into this video & the great information given. Much enjoyed, very useful.
I just saw this video and was in the process of making an Ash shadow box. I did the first finish you show. I used a maple stain, then a fast drying poly since I couldn't get sanding sealer. then a spanish oak stain. It looks fantastic on the 2 1/5 inch sides of the wood. Thank you so much. I will purchase some wood from your website as an extra thank you
Wonderful! Very helpful! Thank you!
excellent video my friend, some great techniques.
Awesome techniques thank you !!
Awesome video man! I'm definitely going to try this with some grey stains I'm going to use with shelves I'm building! Thanks! 👍
Love the tips! Thanks!
Thank you. Great tutorial.
Bout to build a few desks! This was right on time!
How did they turn out?
Amazing! Just the info I was looking for! :-) Greatly appreciated! :-)
Great video, thank you. Very useful, greetings from Ireland ,!
Absolutely amazing content! Looks like you're pretty close to 100k. Congratulations in advance!
I'm an electric guitar builder and ash is one of my absolute favorite body woods to use.
The white grain on black looks amazing..
Really liked the pickling over the black dye! Very pretty.
Thank you for sharing these techniques.
Very well done 👍 impressive work
Great work...
Excellent vid - given me some great ideas! Many thanks, have subbed.
This is incredible
Sensacional! Parabéns pelo vídeo!
Great video!!! Thank you very much!Julian
Really cool stuff! I would like to build an ash body guitar and try this on it. Thanks for posting.
Right there with you buddy! How'd it turn out?
Great vid! Thank you.
very good video, very good presentation
Very helpful thanks
Thanks for this video! I will try to do this on my first DIY guitar project! I want to use an ash body with the black stain and the white gel to fill the pores! It looks killer!
great, thanks
you are awesome!!!
thank you
HI Mark, excellent video by the way! I love the look #6
Would this process work on oak veneer also?
Hi and thanks for the awesome video and one of the best video on you tube.
Can this technique be used on patio deck? Thanks for your answer.
Thank you.
great thanx
Awesome video,what's the difference in the wood stain filler, the wiping stain, and the oil stain?
Looks great. Can you get old masters in the uk?
Hey man, Awesome video. I have some questions about doing this on guitars. Wondering if you were able to discuss it a bit. I’m trying to replicate one of my current Basses, it has a very interesting stain finish that has been hard for me to identify, but it deff looks like more work than a simple stain job. I bought this Bass the way it is and I’m familiar with the line, this isn’t a factory finish, someone put some work and creativity into this and sold it for some reason. I’ve had it for 15 years now and want to replicate this style on a lot of my other Basses and Guitars. Thanks man.
Great video. I’m working on piece of swamp ash. I start with timbermate dyed black. I sand that back then I’m applying aniline dye mixed with water. The surface is extremely smooth to the touch before applying the dye but as a apply the dye I can start to see the grain through the grain filler. I want a smooth high gloss finish when done so this isn’t going to be good enough. What am I doing wrong?
Great videos! Do you have a method for making Ash look somewhat close to Bolivian Rosewood?
Good video. I have an alder guitar body I stripped and want to color /stain. do you know how well alder will take to this process? thanks
Thank you! What kind of sealer do you recommend?
I’m trying to make my ash board keep its “wet” look off my sawmill. Now that I’m trying to use a stain to mimic that and then epoxy coating the surface for a bar. What would you recommend. ?
What kind of sealer are you using? It looks great! Is it water based or oil based?
great video! But how do I keep the light colour of ash? been looking for tips everywhere, I don't want any yellowing to occur if possible.
Can this work on snooker ash cues? To darken the grains and chevrons of the cue? Tks.
Is sanding sealer what you'd want to use or could you use a poly, lacquer etc? Looking to get a cool rustic look with a ash dining table I'm building. I was thinking steel wool vinegar stain, seal then possibly black to pop the grain
Hi and blessings!! Can you tell us the specific mfg's numbers of the stains, woodgrain filler, gel and colors used, please, thanks!! Ray From Puerto Rico
Like many here I'm going to finish a DIY guitar kit. Will this technique work on an Ash Burl veneer top having a significantly different grain pattern than traditional Ash? How fine of sandpaper do you sand with before application of any stain? Planning on accentuating grain with black over a med to dark red. Appreciate your help. THX
very nice tutorial. which exact species of ash have you used here?
I have two questions that I hope you’ll see and answer. Did you pre-stain? What type of sealer did you use in between coats?
Would Minwax Sanding Sealer work as a seal coat and do you only use 1 coat before adding the next stain? I am using a regular oil base stain for bottom and top coat, can I do that or does it need to be a gel stain?
What finish would you recommend for a Ash dining table. Something durable and nothing that darkens the wood....realizing it may darken a little over time. Thanks
What if you wanted to reverse the contrast? I.e. make the grain light and the rest dark?
OK thanks I am finishing a guitar and I am a little bit gun shy about had to do it
What is the instrument you use at 2:40 to spread the colouring material. Sorry if that is really a basic question but it is the first time I have seen it.
what if you use watco danish oil as the "dye" would your process still work?
hello there, i have a few questions which you probably answered already...for the last finish in this video, did you have the grain filled before applying the black? also, after applying the black did you sand it? and then apply the sealer, then sand the sealer? then apply the white the sand again?? sorry if that was confusing
what kind of sealer are you using? could i use polyurethane?
How would any of these steps work over a stencil? So for example, staining an entire piece, sanding, then applying a stencil, and dyed wood grain filler over that... When you removed the stencil, would you have clean edges?
i have a guitar that I want to stain blue with black graining. i want to keep the blue as vibrant as possible and the grain as black as possible. How would I go about doing that?
Do you precondition ash wood? I just did a project using preconditioner first and it looks blotchy now that I've applied stain.
hi Mark, how about using tru oil as a sealer between the stain and the dye? would that work? Also, tru oil as a finish is a part of my plan...
Love the video. My preference is the ebony with the white gel stain. The problem I'm having is sourcing the white gel stain in the uk. Does this have another description? I've tried an oil stain , but without the success. I'm really keen to achieve this finish. Many thanks in advance.
Phil G have you tried buying it on Amazon?
What sealer do you use??
These finishes are awesome. I tried one and failed however. The wood filler I used did not make it into any grains. It wiped clean off the sealer. I used arm-r-seal gloss and I was doing it on a birch vaneer
Hey guys. I'm an ultra woodworking "newb" here. Getting ready to start my 1st woodworking project ever (it's an un-finished, raw-wood electric guitar kit). The body is ASH. I've done hours of reading and research. I'm trying to understand the process. Did he use the thicker white gel stain to "grain fill" the example at the end? After sanding, cleaning, & any prep... Is the finishing order to- dye, seal, grain fill, and top coat/finish? Or is sealing the very first thing you do after the project is sanded and cleaned? I'm seeing conflicting "orders of operation" between different experts... Any help or advice is greatly appreciated! Thx
hello brother how are you nice video please tell the method of wallnut colour on the pine wood tell the mehtod of colour making
How do I accent the grain on a a beige painted wood finish?
Can you to the wood ( ash ) black with the grain green
Does roasted swamp ash finish out differently than regular ash ?
What clear sealer u use would be great to say what you used could be hundreds of things
How do i get a darker brown on my ash wood
Does it only work on ash?
I'm asking because I tried it on oak w/a similar grain pattern but it didn't behave the same.
Is this the same method for flooring?
Would you finish a guitar body? If so how much would you charge?
Great video! I read all comments below. For water based products on a guitar the process is:
-Sand body to 240
-Fill grain with multiple coats of water based filler, add black dye to pop grain (optional).
-Sand until even finish, grain all filled
-Shellac/Sealer
-Dye or stain body until desired color (can stain be oil based or does it have to be water based?)
-Shellac/Sealer
-Clear top coat
Is this correct? Thanks!
How would the last finish work on a ash veneer on top a particleboard?
Nice video by the way! Very informative. :)
Veneer, no problem. It'll work. Veneer on particle board, on the other hand might have some troubles such as "telegraphing" (aka bumpiness). But the finish will work fine on veneer.
When you paint
you only use oil paint ????????? thanks
Wow!!!! These look fabulous!!! Just one quick question: In those instances where you stain, seal, and add contrast, do you sand the applied seal once it's dried or do you leave it as is?
Good question. Depends how the sealer coat comes out, frankly. I only sand where the sealer needs it, or just lightly sand the entire piece. A synthetic finishing pad (red or gray color) is helpful for that.
Does this work on end grain?
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i see you used a shellac as your in-between sealer. can you use a poly seal between the color and contrast? and how many coats of seal in-between color and contrast do you recommend? awesome video, btw!
Yeah you could use any clear finish for sealer as long as it’s compatible with the stain. 1 coat is usually sufficient
So when you say apply a sealer after the dye coat are you referring to a polyurethane for example?
I'm not sure but I think he means a sanding sealer like minwax or shellac.
Hello, i am going to be finishing a guitar body and i want a look that's similar to the last one, except with red in the grain and black dye. a reference i'm using is a Mayones Gothic finish, if you would like to see what i'm talking about. any idea on how to do this?
StormshadowGames I haven't replicated that exact look before, but the concept to accomplish it is the same as the last door in this video. Start by dyeing the wood black, then sealer it with a coat or two of clear sanding sealer. Be careful, obviously, when sanding the coats of sealer so you don't go through the dye. But if you do, it can be touched up with a little dye on a rag. Once you have the sealer smooth, apply a bright red tinted paste wood grain filler (like the Old Masters Woodgrain Filler used in this video, or another brand). To tint it, you'll need to use something like oil paint tint, Transtint dyes, or Mixol tint. Mix it up, then apply it over the sealed wood. Work it into the grain, scrape/wipe off the excess. Once it dries, apply a clear topcoat finish. But try the whole process on a test piece to dial in the color you want and to grab an understanding of how the process works.