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rob- what kind of stain did you use? And humid weather can make stain take a long time to dry. The branch may have been more porous and absorbed more of the stain to dry faster.
rob, I’ve refinished some furniture and always wiped off the excess stain with a rag after applying each coat (one of the only things I learned in Wood Shop). Try wiping off the excess now, and it may look fine. If not, re-stain it.
Regarding today’s mnemonics discussion: st marks has been left out. Here’s mine:
Garfield cuddled (carroll) the president’s uvula (union) briefly (berkeley), licked (lincoln) st john swiftly (sterling) and prodded (park) and pushed (prospect) st marks bulging (bergen) derrier (dean)
rob- try Pearle- like I said, they do a careful thorough exam. He told me my previous pair o glasses weren’t powerful enough so the left eye did all the work and my eyesight was not corrected by the glasses to be balanced. So I was getting headaches and eyestrain. I got one pair of reading glasses and one pair of progressives since the right eye needs correction for both near and far. (yes- I’m an eye freak!!! Waaahhhh!!!)
ah thanks dave. i didnt know you HAD to rub the excess off. ugh but i think it turned into like a (dare i say) lubey type of consistency on the table. hopefully i can fix this mess.
*rob*
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My eye doctor suggested I get a monocle,
HahAHHAHAhahHAh
*rob*
You can rub it off and then resand and restain. Make it darker by adding successive layers but rub it off each time.
rob, Same thing happened to me when I first needed glasses, except one eye needed no prescription at all. My eye doctor suggested I get a monocle, but I didn’t want to look like Colonel Klink.
i have a question about wood staining. this weekend i sanded and stained a tree and a wooden table. the branch is fine but the table, which i did on sunday is still wet. do you have to rub excess stain off? i didnt want to rub it because i wanted it to remain dark like it is now. is it too late to rub it? it’s still wet and now i think there is a layer of dust in the stain. if i rub it with a towel will it ruin it? ugh. it was such a nice table too. 🙁
*rob*