A friend wants me to build a stand an antique Coates Thread box her mother had. I'm pretty sure the box is mahogany. I plan on building the stand out of poplar and staining it to match the antique box as close as I can.
Anyone have a good stain recipe other than Minwax Red Mahogany? Is poplar the best choice for the wood?
Here's something interesting. Wall lumber only wants about 45 cents more per board for mahogany than Lowe's wants for their select poplar. Go figure.
Rick Doby
Anyone have a good stain recipe other than Minwax Red Mahogany? Is poplar the best choice for the wood?
Here's something interesting. Wall lumber only wants about 45 cents more per board for mahogany than Lowe's wants for their select poplar. Go figure.
Rick Doby