staining Baltic Berch

[ike]

I have a project that I want to stain made of B. B. plywood I have tried a test piece and it didn't work very well any suggestion .

IKE

[orangeman]

I stain baltic birch all the time using minwax stains and then a clear coat sealer.

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[tgiro]

I never had any luck with stains on baltic birch. I could rarely got a good even coat and when I did, I wasn't really happy with the result. I have dyed it, using alcohol based dyes, but that may not be what you want.

[JimErn]

With BB and stain I found the best way to prep the BB is to first wipe it down with mineral spirits, let dry, stain

Be sure you are wearing those latex gloves, the oil on our skin when transferred to BB seems to make it splotchy sometimes

[Fish]

I tried mineral oil once,  just messing around with it.  It turned red.  Pretty bad.  

[WayneMahler]

Use a pre-stain conditioner on it. It won't be so blotchy and evens the tones out. 

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

As Wayne said a pre conditioner will help. Also gel stains are much more controllable. Also the grit you sand the piece will determine the amount of stain gets in the grain. The higher the grit the less stain. 

[jerrye]

I went in a different direction with a recent project. I used craft store acrylic paint mixed 1:1 with water and wiped it on. The pic shows the result, which I and the recipient were happy with.

[Rockytime]

                                              Beautiful!

[tomsteve]

if your using an oil based stain, spray the wood with mineral spirits,let it soak in, wipe off the excess, then apply the stain.