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7 August 2013 at 4:23 am
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@crance (Steve):
No stains. It has a slight natural reddish hue to it, but the Boiled Linseed Oil is what gives it the warm tone. Alder is a bit pale without it, it’s called poor man’s cherry so that might give you some idea. I’m really taking a liking to Alder…it’s generally straight grained, and just slightly harder and heavier than pine. I plan to make my toolbox from it. The only draw back that I’ve found so far is that finding wide widths is difficult, as it’s a fairly slim tree compared to many furniture woods.
http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/red-alder/