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Staining the Lumber

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What happens here

Prepare the lumber for staining by setting it up on sawhorses. Open the can of Penofin Penetrating Oil Finish (Cedar color) and stir it thoroughly to ensure the pigments are well mixed. The builder initially applies the stain to a test piece of wood and finds it too yellow. To achieve a desired darker brown tone, he mixes a can of Cedar-colored Penofin with a can of Chestnut-colored Penofin in a separate bucket using a drill with a mixing paddle. He continues to apply the stain evenly to all sides of the Douglas Fir lumber using a large brush, ensuring full coverage.

Goal: Apply a UV-protective stain to all lumber pieces to enhance durability and achieve the desired aesthetic.

Tools and materials

  • Douglas Fir Lumber Unspecified — The primary material being stained
  • Drill with Mixing Paddle Ryobi — Thoroughly mixing the stain, especially when blending multiple colors
  • Gloves Unspecified — Protecting hands from stain
  • Large Paint Brush Unspecified — Applying the stain evenly to the lumber
  • Mixing Stick Unspecified — Stirring the stain
  • Sawhorses Husky — Supporting the lumber during the staining process
  • 5-Gallon Bucket — Mixing the stain colors
  • Penofin Penetrating Oil Finish Penofin — Staining and protecting the lumber from UV rays and weathering

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area look so freaking cool. So, because we're going to be bedazzling this pergola with a bunch of cool hardware that's powder coated like this, we don't want to get any of the stain on here and have these weird cracks that you could see of like raw wood and then stained wood. It's a whole mess. So, what I'm going to do is all my lumber I'm going to pre-stain it. That's how smart and ahead of the game I'm going to be. Once it's dry, then we're going to start cutting, slicing, and dicing, putting it together, and then touching up all the spots that had the cut marks on it. But just like stain, it's never going to turn out the way those samples show you at the store. So, we're going to see what kind of concoction we can come up here with. All right, I got solid stain. Uh this is like 99% I think uh UV protection. Crazy solid stuff. Um this is stuff that a lot of builders use in my area. I'm going to mix this up. There's a part of me that thinks this is going to be very yellow, but I I have an idea how we could possibly fix that and that's going to involve mixing kind of special mixing our own stain, I guess. >> Kind of ballsy doing all the mixing on the lumber you're using. >> It is kind of ballsy, but I want to stay comfortable for a second. That's actually a good call. I'm glad you told me that cuz uh if it doesn't look good, this is rough sawn lumber and it absorbs stain like a sponge. So, there's no getting it out. >> Yeah. >> The color is cedar and it's giving off cedar and I know this kind of mellow out, but I want a little bit of brown tones in there. It's actually not bad. Not that bad. All right, that's officially half a can. Like Pablo Picasso over here trying to get the perfect Ooh, that's looking a little spicy there. I like that. I'm probably just going to end up dumping this whole thing, watch. Oh, that might be the perfect color. I know it might not look a whole lot. This is the first coat of nothing. This is a little bit mixed. This is a lot of brown tones. That's exactly what I want, but just give it a You know when you're pouring your friend a cocktail, you're like, "It's Friday." Yeah. And then they're drunk on your lawn. And that's why your best friend Greg can't come over anymore. Freaking yeah, dude. Freaking yeah, dude. Oh, that's the perfect color. The perfect color does exist. Right there. What a great way to start a Friday, huh? You know what I'm just reminded of? That scene from Elf where Buddy the Elf runs…

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