I made this distaff and spindle of cherry and then applied a mahogany stain. The distaff is a single piece of wood; the spindle is two separate pieces. On one side of the distaff I carved vines using ...

For example, oak has a very open, irregular grain. When you apply a mahogany stain to oak, it may come close to having the same coloration as mahogany, but because mahogany has a closed ...