Dark colored stains

[InvaderJim]

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this or not, but I was hoping to see some pictures of people's tanks with dark colored stain. Walnut, Ebony, etc. etc. I'm having a hard time choosing what color I want my stand to be.

[shag26272]

not the best picture but I used Minwax polyshades, bombay mahogony, I would use it again looks great and is easy to apply

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/tereebarkburner/DSCN0323.jpg

[InvaderJim]

Yea that looks pretty good. How tall is your stand?

[shag26272]

3 feet , I was looking for a black stain but they stopped making it

I have ebony stain on a TV stand and I dont like it as much

[InvaderJim]

Yours is about 4" shorter than mine haha

My stand is unfortunately naked right now. How did you hide the screws so that they wouldn't be seen when you stained it? Wood putty?

Right now I'm debating between, Polyshades BombayMahogony and Polyshades Antique Walnut.

[shag26272]

there are no screws, the oak plywood is really thin and held on with brad nails and the molding is glued on top of them

[Conesus_Kid]

General Finishes "Java" gel stain on poplar.

Covered w/ two coats of Minwax satin poly:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/skrebbeks/102_3928.jpg

[cstires]

To hide the screw holes you need to plug them, don't use wood filler. Wood filler never stains the same as the wood, and is always noticeable.

[InvaderJim]

Wow Conesus_Kid that looks awesome. I really like that color.

cstires, I was trying to figure out how to cover the holes and make them blend in. Thanks for the info!