Finishing up a weekend project for the kitchen. We needed a decent size trivet to hold Dutch ovens and such. I had a bag of wine corks we’ve been collecting for some sort of project. I glued them to a plywood backer and whipped up a frame from some clear pine I had. The backer sits on a rabbet.
Now the conundrum....
What finish for the pine frame to add some interest to an otherwise bland wood? I’ve thought about ebonizing, about charring Shou sugi ban style, or perhaps some other dark stain. If I could maintain the fresh natural color that would be fine, I just don’t want it to turn into yellow/orange “pumpkin pine” as finished pine often does. I don’t work with pine much and could use some suggestions. What say you?
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