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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Charles Neil - CHARLES NEILS BLOTCH CONTROL at last (Rating: 5)

Hey friends and neighbors
I received my can of Charles Neils Blotch control almost a week ago and I have been waiting to give it a try due to my work schedule
I decided to give it a go on some poplar knowing it's one of the worst woods to blotch when stain is applied.
I sanded this six quarter piece of poplar as I would preparing for staining for all woods I'm about to finish going through the grits up to 220 grit as the instructions suggest. I then applied a first coat of blotch control by just wiping it on and let dry for an hour (again as the instructions say to do) sanded with 320 grit and then cleaned it off and applied the second coat and let dry overnight. Since I have another project made of poplar that I wanted to use my General finishes vintage cherry water base dye stain on I decided to use it on the test.

Here's the back side of the poplar board the front had very large areas of sap wood

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I then started to apply a liberal amount of the stain to both of the treated and non treated wood. and wiped off the excess as is normal

here's the top of the board that was not treated with Charles blotch control

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here's the bottom of the board that was treated with Charles blotch control.

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WOW I could not believe my eyes I saw it on line but now in person it looks like a cherry board joined to a blotchy horrible piece of wood. But wait there's more WERE DID THE SAP WOOD GO it all colored as if there was no sap wood. I could'nt believe my eyes.
What this means is for the cost of Charles blotch control I can use poplar or pine and make it look like anything I want. This will save a bundle in wood cost.

Here's a photo of top and bottom in a long shot. The top is without blotch control and the bottom was treated with blotch control.

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Charles rides again not only is he a great builder of furniture plus the master of finishing but now a great inventor of a product that makes our projects look like high priced woods when there not.

Everyone familiar with me knows I'm a big fan of Charles and even though we have never met I consider him a good friend. But that in no way had anything to do with rating this great blotch control a five star product.
It's great and I plan getting much more . Give it a try you'll be glad you did.
Thanks Charles for solving this problem for us all

Here's Charles video about it.


Here's were you can get it.

http://shop.charlesneilwoodworking.com/Finishing-Products_c_11.html
 

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#10 · (Edited by Moderator)
I saw his video but so far have only seen results directly from Charles with his OWN product so I've been a bit hopeful but skeptical (no offense meant to Charles). However, seeing that piece from you makes me want to use this before I BLO my cherry nightstands(only a few more weeks away from glue up I think). I was thinking of using a sealer before oiling it to begin with, but I wasn't sure what type to use.

Thanks Jim.
 
#16 · (Edited by Moderator)
I feel awkward responding to this, but this is LJ"s , home for me, so tell ya what, post your questions and In the morning I will answer them all, and if i say anything that you find to be not correct , or doesnt work for you i will refund your $ as well as your shipping…
Eric-s no offense taken , I assure you , I totally agree, we have all been stung bad by false claims… and garbage ..
but to get a head start,,, yes it does as well on hard maple, soft maple as it did on the poplar
eric-s .. dont think its a good idea with BLO , this is a product that creates a seal, while oil base stains will work well , blo is designed to penetrate , this prevents that .

I will also tell you this, barring some unforseen event, this product will not be in "stores" , the reason is simple , we have a very narrow profit margin here, and the retailers would make the price almost double, Im not going to do it, I developed this , true, but like you Im a woodworker, and the shipping is bad enough, so we will do what we can to get it to you as cheap as we can.. I promise… see you in the morning
 
#19 · (Edited by Moderator)
I am working on a cherry sideboard right now that has curly drawer fronts and door panels, so this product seemed like just the thing. I ordered a can a few weeks back, and got it promptly. I just haven't had a chance to test it out yet - will do that soon and post my results. Cherry (especially figured) is notorious for blotching, so this sounds like the perfect antidote.
 
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