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About Greg Scholl
Expertise
Questions on Woodworking, wood finishing and refinishing of all kinds, repairing furniture and wooden objects,Architectural details, Woodturning, carving, tool usage, product usage, some chemistry as it applies to woodworking and related interests,cabinet making and furniture construction/design, etc. I have experience with all manners of colorants, finishes, paints, stains, dyes, glazes, and coatings,wood species recognition,usage,etc.

Experience
Fine furniture restorer and cabinet maker for over 30 years,serving high end Antique dealers, Interior designers, Collectors in the CT area. Sold, built, serviced, setup Home,Industrial and Commercial stationary woodworking tools for a major tool retailer in CT. for three years, sold hand and power tools, and offered instruction on use and care as well.I even have some Trade show Demo experience.

Organizations
none at this time.

Publications
Published in Fine Woodworking Magazine (12/97), included on Fine Woodworkings first "Best of Fine Woodworking" CD-ROM (2002) ...("27 year compilation of expert know-how"), local newspapers as well

Education/Credentials
Art School at Silvermine Guild in Norwalk, CT., 9 year apprenticeship in a European run Cabinet and Restoration shop in CT., various classes on subjects having to do with the field. Seminars by Major tool manufacturers, Delta, Powermatic, Performax, Porter Cable, Skil/Bosch to name a few.

Past/Present Clients
Many varied clients including work on Martha Stewarts' Westport, CT. show house, many fine Antique dealers and private collectors in and around Fairfield County and in Woodbury, CT.(the Antiques capital of CT.)
Consulting for area Painting/Decorating and Building contractors on non painting issues..(staining, wood prep.,clear finishing, floor restoration and architectural detail restoration and repair, etc.), local Museums and Historical Societies.

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Woodworking - Staining Oak Veneer Plywood

Expert: Greg Scholl - 11/3/2009

Question
On a recent project for a window bench seat, I unfortunately sanded through the oak veneer trying to remove several imperfections in the veneer. These areas do not accept the maple stain that I am using and appear substantially lighter that the bulk of the window seat. Do you have any recommendations on repairing these areas so that the will stain "close" to the oak veneer color.

Thanks.

Answer
Hey Tim, you've probably sanded into the glue layer, and it will not take the stain, no matter what you do. If you want this to look uniform and finish nicely, the only choice is to veneer over the seat with a sheet of new veneer if that's possible,(depending on edge treatment, etc...), or just bite the bullet and make a new seat. I always caution people about using an orbital, (or any other type) sander on ply woods, especially now that the face veneers are so thin...sheet veneers are available at WoodCraft, woodworkers supply,or other online retailers, and some times called "door skins".

http://woodworker.com/c-Wood-specialties/Veneer/

This is the only way you're going to get a good result, short of painting it....hope that helps even if it's not the answer you want ed- regards- Greg

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