Birch enclosures stain color and finish??

[Clifff150 10+ year member]

I’ve always ignored the paint can over the years where it says to test on a small area first but it really is good advice lol. Really helps in seeing how that exact piece of wood accepts the stain/paint.

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

Condition the wood before you stain it. And sand in between coats with 000 or 0000 wool fiber. I made some piano black door pods out of MDF. It takes time.

I’ve always ignored the paint can over the years where it says to test on a small area first but it really is good advice lol. Really helps in seeing how that exact piece of wood accepts the stain/paint.

I made some piano black pods out of MDF. They were the first pods that I ever made. It takes time.

 

[Wesseat]

I am waiting for a gp audio, custom enclosure to be made.. Im thinking i want to stain the birch a dark gray color and give it a matte clear Polycrylic finish.. Minwax has a Semi-Transparent stain color Carbonite that i think would look good. I found a soundqubed box with a color that i like.. Ill attach a pic. Was wondering what colors and finishes you guys have used on your birch boxes? Attach photos!! Does anybody know what stain and finish soundcubed used on this box? View attachment 36955

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[Wesseat]

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[Glen Livet]

I am waiting for a gp audio, custom enclosure to be made.. Im thinking i want to stain the birch a dark gray color and give it a matte clear Polycrylic finish.. Minwax has a Semi-Transparent stain color Carbonite that i think would look good. I found a soundqubed box with a color that i like.. Ill attach a pic. Was wondering what colors and finishes you guys have used on your birch boxes? Attach photos!! Does anybody know what stain and finish soundcubed used on this box? View attachment 36955

If you want a darkish finish. There’s a Japanese technique. It’s called Shosugi bon. I think. It’s basically using a torch to lightly burn the wood. Then use a brush to clean it up a bit. Then clear coat it. It should come out like the pic you posted.

 

[TheRadio]

If you want a darkish finish. There’s a Japanese technique. It’s called Shosugi bon. I think. It’s basically using a torch to lightly burn the wood. Then use a brush to clean it up a bit. Then clear coat it. It should come out like the pic you posted.

Sounds like what people are doing to finish pallet wood projects like bars and furniture. There's a huge boner for it in the craft/diy scene currently.