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I have used Minwax stains for many years and have experienced that same issue. There isn't anything wrong with the product; I have found its the application technique. I use to "flood" the work and...

I'm such a beginner with powdered water soluble dies I'm almost afraid to offer my opinion, but here goes....

I have used water soluble dyes (applied by hand) on western sugar pine, clear Douglas...

I can't really answer your first question as I've never used Minwax water based products. I have used WD Lockwood's water-based stains (actually dyes I think). I just use plain water as a...

I swore I'd never convert to water based finishes, but I once said that about water stains and now I'm a big fan for certain applications. I may need to do some experimenting as it seems the writing...

My woodworking and finishing comes in fits and spurts. I've been doing a remodel and replacing my paint grade molding with stain grade oak. This has been my first project using the current Low VOC...

I had a project where I needed to match heart western yellow pine from the 1950s with new western sugar pine. I found water dyes to work much better than any oil based stains. They did not blotch...

As to why staples over finish nails...

The finish carpenter I learned from normally used a stapler to attach door and window casings for three reasons. First, he believed that a staple is less...

I have a lot of oak molding I need to install and I'm looking for a narrow crown stapler that is capable to reliably shooting through 1" (not 3/4") oak. I love Senco products so my first choice was a...

I have used Tandy alcohol based dyes on walnut gun stocks. I really like the results I got. I was very disappointed when they went to water based although I think the alcohol dyes are still available...

Good point. I should have said that in this case I'm my own client. The advise is probably still valid though, especially for the cabinets, but at least I don't have an unhappy customer complaining...

Moisture and/or solvent entrapment seems like the likely culprit. I need a lot of pine as I'm also making 1x12 T&G paneling for three more rooms. Furniture grade pine would make it cost prohibitive....

I don't religiously use turpentine to thin. I do it most of the time on the first coat though. While I can't swear to it, I have probably used normal paint thinner to thin the first coat when I...

I have been looking at one problem, but maybe there is more than one cause. The best results so far have been with water based dye and nitrocellulose lacquer. The worst have been with oil stain...

I have been doing a lot of paneling and built-in cabinet work using #2 pine. I've had a problem with areas of top coat delaminating (I think) and turning whiteish. I have tried various finishing...

I picked up a Delta Shaper Model 43-361 a while back. Its been sitting in my barn for a while until I could make space in my shop. I have not used a shaper since High School woodshop so I don't know...