Re: [VAL] Watco question

[Joann Wheatley <jwheatle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ken - actually, you can add stain to the Watco and do it all in one or 
two applications. Depending on what color you going for in the stain, 
you can make it (color the Watco) out of oil paints in tubes - the 
Grumager or Grumaker or whatever it is. It's the oil color that artists 
use. I mixed burnt umber (sort of dirt/dark brown) + a bit of burnt 
sienna, (a reddish brown) in a bit of turpentine, then added it to the 
Watco. Brush it on some samples of your wood first to adjust the color. 
I used it on raw birch plywood and after it was well dried, put a coat 
of clear urethane for protection.
Jo Ann