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Was it a stain you used or a dye? I bought some ebony 'Dye' by mistake when I meant to buy stain. At the time I thought the two were the same but found out that Dye penetrates the wood quite deeply and several soakings will change the whole colour, whereas Stain stays on the surface, like gloss paint would, meaning it could be sanded off.......or so the makers say....

[QUOTE="Nige52, post: 123814, member: 651"] Was it a stain you used or a dye? I bought some ebony 'Dye' by mistake when I meant to buy stain. At the time I thought the two were the same but found out that Dye penetrates the wood quite deeply and several soakings will change the whole colour, whereas Stain stays on the surface, like gloss paint would, meaning it could be sanded off.......or so the makers say.... [/QUOTE]

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