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27/12/2011 9:03 pm  

Hey, found this image from a user and I am trying to match the exact wood stain color.
It is an Artek table of some sort, but I could not find the exact name, as most of the websites tables have bent legs.
If you can't id the table, help me id the stain.


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Spanky
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27/12/2011 9:57 pm  

I don't think it's possible t...
I don't think it's possible to give you the name of a stain that will match that. Brands of wood stain are all different, even if I or anyone else here could be sure that the color on your monitor is calibrated exactly the same as others reading this thread.
To me, it looks like a yellowed birch color, or a not-so-yellowed pine color.


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tktoo
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27/12/2011 10:47 pm  

I doubt that there is any "stain" at all
on that table. Most freshly-cut species of wood will darken naturally over time as they oxidize. Shellac (available in different grades and colors) and oil-based finishes will impart a "golden" color, depending on the resins contained, and help to saturate the natural color of the wood and enhance subtle reflective qualities of the surface grain structures. Common pigmented stains too often obscure and muddy these natural qualities, IMO.
Sometimes furniture makers will use a combination of colorants and glazes containing pigments and/or dyes to help unify the overall appearance of pieces constructed of the same species, as every different board, even those from the same tree, will often exhibit unique, dissimilar natural coloring.
If you're starting with an unfinished piece that has an even overall appearance and you want to maintain that, you can get a good idea of what an oil-base finish will look like by wetting the surface with mineral spirits. Lighter colored species, like maple and birch, with oil-based finishes applied, will achieve that mellow, honey hue in a matter of only a few years and only get deeper and richer the longer you can go without disturbing the original surface.


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