Shopping for a wood stain? Read about types, features, and other must-know topics in our wood stain buying guide to make an informed choice.

Staining a piece of wood is a way to enhance the grain's natural beauty, but sometimes the results don't turn out as expected. A woodworking project can wind up with an uneven stain absorption if ...

The best wood stain in our ratings currently earns an Overall Score of 82 out of 100. The worst earns an abysmal score of 4 out of 100. If you’re upgrading your home’s exterior, ...

We Spend 3 Years Testing Every Wood Stain We Rate. Here Are the Best Stains of 2024 (and a Few of the Worst) Paul Hope, James K. Willcox. Fri, October 25, 2024 at 6:00 AM UTC. 8 min read.

Survey Results. â ¢ Birch panels: Among wood products producers, birch with high levels of natural stain (Figure 2) was preferred by a wide margin, being selected 39% of the time (Table 1, panel ...