I am replacing my outside cockpit benches with ones made from mahogany. I was planning to varnish
them, but sample tries show that the result is a very light, almost
blondish color. I would like to possibly stain the wood darker and then varnish over
that. Any suggestions for what stain to use?

Sherwin D.

No special stain needed. Pick a color you like and a formulation that
will be compatible with the varnish.

Use your mahogany scraps to test various stains. And if you are using
Cetol, it has some color also.
Gordon

"sherwindu" wrote in message
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I am replacing my outside cockpit benches with ones made from mahogany. I
was planning to varnish
them, but sample tries show that the result is a very light, almost
blondish color. I would like to possibly stain the wood darker and then
varnish over
that. Any suggestions for what stain to use?

Sherwin D.