IF I WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE GLASS IS INSTALLED TO STAIN THESE DOORS,
THERE MIGHT BE A FEW AREAS WHERE THE RAW WOOD WILL SHOW THROUGH. SO IT'S BEST TO DO IT NOW, AND IT KEEPS THE GLASS CLEANER.
HERE'S A TIP-----STAIN FROM THE BOTTOM UP SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE RUNS BECOMING A PERMANENT PART OF THE FINISH.
I LEARNED THAT FROM MY PAINTER. IT'S FUNNY HOW ALL THE IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE ARE LEARNED THE HARD WAY.
AS I MAKE THE DOORS WITH RAISED PANELS, I LIKE TO PRE-STAIN THE PANELS SO THAT WHEN THE WOOD SHRINKS, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE AN UNSTAINED LINE OF WOOD ON THE SIDES. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS CABINET GRADE PINE, THE WOOD WILL STILL SHRINK, AND SWELL AS THE CLIMATE CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE RAISED PANEL/MORTISE AND TENON STYLE OF CONSTRUCTION WE USE ALLOWS FOR WOOD MOVEMENT WITHOUT DESTROYING THE DOOR.
