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Permalink Reply by Nate on February 19, 2014 at 4:15pm

I dont know which cohiba box your referring to, but the standard cohiba that i see a lot looks to be a golden oak color.  I would just get a couple sample cans of stain and test them on a bit of fall off left over from you box build.  if its that sunburst looking box your going to need access to an airbrush and three different colors gradually getting lighter from a walnut to a golden oak or so.

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on February 19, 2014 at 5:04pm

What Nate said,  Minwax 201B Golden Oak...  Pretty darn close.    The final color is totally dependent on the base wood, though...

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Permalink Reply by The Capo Kid on February 20, 2014 at 12:34am

 Thanks guys but not sure you can buy " sample cans " in the UK , i'll have a look in my local DIY store  , if it ever stops raining !  : (  .

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Permalink Reply by Nate on February 20, 2014 at 3:15am

What i call sample cans are actually the little 1/2 pint cans.

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Permalink Reply by David McQueen on February 20, 2014 at 1:00am

Minwax makes a stain conditioner that you put on first. It lets you control the depth of staining and helps eliminate the zebra effect on some woods. I was using it to try to get a decent stain on poplar. I am going to trymit with ebony stain on some oak. Straight stain gave a real zebra.

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Permalink Reply by The Capo Kid on February 20, 2014 at 6:12am

 Found this on the web

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on February 21, 2014 at 4:43pm

I've rarely had luck with water based stains... raises the grain, and hard to get even...  I always use oil based stains.  works better for me, anyway...

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Permalink Reply by The Capo Kid on February 22, 2014 at 6:18am

 The chart is just to see what colour is the best match  , haven't decided on what type of stain to get .

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on February 21, 2014 at 8:03pm

Or you could get three colors of spray can, and with a dabbing rag before it dries, get a decent 'burst effect. A spray can IS, essentially, an airbrush.

Or just go nuts, and spray with abandon. Splotchy, camo, stripes, grids, taped off areas. Play with it. Have fun. No Rulz!

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