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Planning on building a bedroom set out of quartersawn white oak. Finish will be a two step process, medium brown stain, then a sealer, then light walnut stain to get the flak to pop. I plan on using Waterlox finishes. How do you feel about using grain filler on a piece like this? Finish should look a little more antiqued so would the grain filler detract from this look? I assume grain filler goes on the piece after it is glued up?
Thanks.
Brian
Grain filler comes after you color and seal the color if it's a dye. If you put it on before you color, you'll lose the ability to highlight the grain as you intend to do. As an alternative, you can do your base color, seal and then use colored grain filler instead of the walnut stain to color the pores. If you want to surface to feel and look like the oak's natural state, don't use filler. If you want a smooth surface, your color plans will highlight the grain, but you will not have the feel. That's really the bottom line choice.