Matching an Existing stain???? help!!!!!!!

From the picture, it looks very close to me. I am way from a professional though. However, my local Rockler store is very helpful in these matters. I have been it before and observed them matching a stains for people who brought in a sample from home. If you have a local Rockler, you may give them a try. You may want to take a piece of wood with you when you go for them to test on. Good luck

-- Randy, Allen Texas

i would go to a professional grade store like sherwin williams of mohawk because most likely they can custom mix a stain, dye, or tinted topcoat to match your needs. and its much better quality too.

Add a red dye under your stain, or add red tint to the top coat. Always include top coats on the test board, as they affect the final look. You might want to make a graduated board that ahs various intensities of dye under the pigment to nail the final combo.

Be aware that any match you have now will probably change as the wood ages, top coats amber, and dyes fade.

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I might question if the kitchen is really cherry. Cherry will turn MUCH darker over time. The existing board might not even have stain on it.

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looking at the existing board it is stained as the back has no finish on it. The home owners said it was cherry and i am don’t know any better.The unfinished side looks like the cherry board i bought i might try going to a woodcraft store tomorrow to see if they can match the finish better than the Klingspore store. The guy at Klingspore was a great help and the finish is close i just don’t think it is quite right for this project.

Cherry tends to be blotchy. You may want to try a dye or gel stain.

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I agree with CessnaPilotBarry, tint your top coat, but try it on samples first.

-- Bob, Rockford IL, http://www.woodandwax.net

Dennis and Barry make good points. Even a perfect match now does not guarantee the woods will age similarly and remain the same color.

That said, if you are missing a little redness, my first thought would be to mix in a hair of red mahogany stain to whatever color you are using.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Well I’m finally getting around to posting the finished project for this stain problem. The homeowner is very happy with the finished project.For this project i stretched the existing above refrigerator cabinet to cover a full size refrigerator and a full size freezer.Here are some pictures. They still have the corner cabinets to hang.