Matching in veneer/toning woodstain

[Lotobear]

One for the cabinet makers. I’ve been restoring a walnut veneered dash -steaming off lifted veneer, re gluing and letting in new where required. Painstaking work but I’m very pleased with the result. I’m at the grainfilling and staining stage pre lacquer - the ronseal walnut stain has provided an excellent base but there are areas of bleached veneer and new veneer that need toning up. I’ve discovered the woodstain does not darken with additional applications and I am looking for advice on how to locally darken some areas to improve uniformity. Thanks for any suggestions

[Lotobear]

Lotobear said:

One for the cabinet makers. I ve been restoring a walnut veneered dash -steaming off lifted veneer, re gluing and letting in new where required. Painstaking work but I m very pleased with the result. I m at the grainfilling and staining stage pre lacquer - the ronseal walnut stain has provided an excellent base but there are areas of bleached veneer and new veneer that need toning up. I ve discovered the woodstain does not darken with additional applications and I am looking for advice on how to locally darken some areas to improve uniformity. Thanks for any suggestions

[Lotobear]

General view of dash

[JoshSm]

Ammonia fuming maybe?

[dmsims]

I use different colours of solvent based woodstain (I have six) which I sometimes mix with Danish oil

Use some other wood to get a feel for it - unfortunately it's a bit of trial and error

If you wipe the stains on a piece of white card it gives a good indicator of colour

[Simpo Two]

The problem is that if you guess and get it wrong, you've probably fked it up.

I've been in a similar position and found this sample pack very helpful: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chestnut-Spirit-Stain-Sam...

They allow you to experiment with different colours and mixtures on a spare piece of veneer before chancing it on the work.

[Lotobear]

I got there in the end by mixing a few stains together, pleased with the result-ready for lacquering now.

[Simpo Two]

Ah yes, B&Q Fence Stain

[Lotobear]

Colron