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Been happy with Transtint on cedar for nearly twenty years. Recently started experimenting with General Finishes gel stain on hardwood...

I agree... the looks great. And the caning looks great too!

For these two Ash seats, recently caned to the 6th step, prior to caning I stained each frame with one coat of Minwax Puritan Pine...

Howie, that's why I always oil first because the new wood will always soak up the stain and you have lost control. Do all your work on a...

Well, I'd like to more closely match the outer rails, and they're sort of a cherry color . I used ash for the seats, and cherry minwax...

Thank you Patrick for your help and the above video, all appreciated. Thank you as well Jim for allowing this deviation from your thread...

I’ve used Trans Tint and Minwax stains together but separately. Don’t remember the specific dye color I was using, but it was really...

I'm pretty sure the Stewmac dyes are relabelled TransTint, which is my go-to for these situations. https://transtintdyes.com/

With apologies to Jim for drifting from the original Brodbeck progress... I found this video on YouTube to be quite helpful for the...

Gary, yes.... it's actually easier than standard caning. This is only my first time weaving like this, and one does have to be careful...

I just finished with the stern seat cane. I really struggled with this one. I had never caned a seat in this style before and didn’t...

I used 6mm binder cane on these seats: I am curious.... are the stretchers (that's what I call the 'side' rails of the seat) wooden...

Staining wood doesn't usually look much like ambered varnish. It tends to have too much color variation due to differences in woodgrain...

Howie, I feel your pain. With your perspective maybe the best course at least to begin with might be to stay with the Epi product and go...

I know there are several marine varnish products out there... But over the years I've only ever used Epifanes and TotalBoat's Gleam...