How to Stain Wood Without Blotches: The Pre-Stain Step Most Beginners Skip
TL;DR How to stain wood without blotches starts before the stain ever touches your project: test on a scrap board first, use pre-stain conditioner on pine, and sand to the right grit — no finer. Pine blotches because its soft and hard grain soak up stain differently, not because you…
