The beauty is in the layers

摘要

When people talk about buying a can of stain, they are probably referring to a group of oil- or water-based products known as pigment stains. If you mention the word dye, though, people are intimidated. Don't be afraid. A dye is just another type of stain, a colored powder or liquid mixed with water. It's that simple.rnThe effect of stained wood is similar to looking through a window covered with a thin sheet of plastic; you can still see the grain, but it's muddy and somewhat blurred (photo top left). Unlike these semi-opaque pigment stains, dye is transparent. In other words, dye is like the same window without the plastic covering; you can clearly see the wood grain and color.