I don't know  how to turn poplar into cherry, but I'd like to 
paraphrase James Brown and say once, and loud, OLDTOOLS IS A 
WOODWORKING GROUP, OF WHICH WE ARE PROUD!

Regards,
Steve - noticing a trend for apologies for general woodworking 
questions, and thinking we have lost our bearings on what the list is 
all about.

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> Jul 29, 2009 01:05:10 AM, tzmti@c... wrote:
> [snip]
>
> Anyhow, I looking to this list for some finishing suggestions to make 
> the
> poplar look "cherry" like! I've been thinking of an aniline dye and 
> some
> sort of film top coat. Any suggestions or warnings? I also apologize 
> for
> this post for being a bit "off topic".

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