staining wood black

Made_Without

does anyone know what i need to use to stain wood black?

i want to stain my fireplace mantel so that it matches the other wooden items in the room which are black-brown (hope the ikea link works to give an example:http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/90171709 ).

how do i prep the fireplace mantel? i presume sand it down.
what stain with give me a brown-black?

thanks
C*F

Made_Without

bumpity bump - any suggestions?

C*F

phill99

The item in your example isn't a stain its a matt black paint, sprayed on in the factory.

Made_Without

thanks Phil99!

how can i get a like-effect / colour?

C*F

phill99

Spray on Matt Black paint

aboard_epsilon

Again i promote this video

he goes into detail about staining wood black ..

i have nothing to do with the author etc .,.,,just that it is very comprhensive .EVERYTHING ABOUT STAINING AND FINISHING WOOD IS COVERED IN THIS DVD

Jeff Jewitt ...Hand Applied Finishes

what you cant learn from that isnt written down

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book...plied-Finishes

BTW ..THERE ARE ALSO OTHER SOURCES FOR THE DVD

all the best.markj