Help with wood burning and staining question.

[jbrowning]

Hello everyone, I'm almost caught up on my race pictures so I'm headed out to the old garage to make some sawdust. But before I started I wanted to ask a question. I will be cutting out a couple of race tracks out of 3/4" plywood (that I have laying around in my way). I will be putting a wood stain on it and now I'm thinking about burning the corner numbers in on it. Wood (ha ha ha) I burn first then stain or stain then burn?

 

Thanks

Jim

[Scrappile]

I would burn first.  I might be sorry, but that is the way I would do it.  Now maybe some experts will respond with the correct answer.

[Scrolling Steve]

Not an expert , but I'm with Paul.....burn then stain.

[NC Scroller]

Burn first.  Burning is a good way to also separate areas that are being stained and not stained or being stained another color.

[Debi Shipman]

My daughter stains then burns.  If you burn first the stain covers it up giving it less "pop."  If you burn after you stain be sure to wear a mask of some sort.

[Lucky2]

My buddy burns first, he says that the smoke is to toxic with the staining being done first. Plus he says that with the staining being done first, it affects the look of the burn. 

Len

[WayneMahler]

I would think burn first then stain.Never tried it but sounds  right to me. Seems others agree too `

Edited September 5, 2016 by WayneMahler

[jbrowning]

Thanks everyone, and here is a link to what I cut out today. I cut out about 5 or 6 of them. Now time to try and finish them somehow.

 

http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/topic/20705-my-first-half-way-successful-attemp-at-a-form-of-wordart/

 

Thanks

Jim