I am making a decorative chopping board for my niece for her upcoming wedding. It would like to stain the center section (maple) with their names. I have found places online that can make vinyl adhesive stencils that look like they might work OK, but probably only with water based stains. I’m not sure the vinyl will stand up to the solvents present in oil-based dyes.
To minimize bleed through, ideally a gel-based stain would work the best. Does anyone have any good suggestions for such a product? The outer portions of the board are walnut, so a color similar to that would be great.
TIA!