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Originally Posted by jerrymayfield Your bookcase looks great. One little tip about pine, its a difficult wood to stain. Some things that help are :don't stain-just top coat;use a gel stain;apply a thin coat of finish(I use shellac) let dry and then stain.
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I especially had trouble with staining the frame... The case itself is much more evened out. And even on the can of finish is says to use a 'MW brand' sub-coat before applying the stain(which is a 'Natural Cherry' stain/poly mix BTW).
In any case, it was a good learning experience.