Originally posted by SkiFree
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Just a suggestion, and not sure if this is even what you're after but if you want a more natural walnut finish you could find a darker walnut wood to cut your blanks from (in raw form it resembles a chocolate milk color). You could skip the prestain/stain steps altogether and go straight to an oil based polyurethane wipe on finish (1 part boiled linseed oil, 1 part pure tung oil and 1 part satin heavy duty polyurethane) and do maybe 3-4 light coats of that, meaning apply liberally with a rag so it's soaked, wait about 5 minutes and wipe off all excess. Helps eliminate brush marks and gives it a nice hand rubbed finish. The oils help pop that dark color out and soaks in deep, and the polyurethane obviously helps protect it. It's a great combo and I've been learning about it and using it in the shop a lot lately. Might be worth messing around with, could save you some time! Either way they look great man
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