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Black Stain for exterior sapele

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Good evening all

I’ve a garden gate/door and frame to build and fit at my place, existing gates are black so i’ll continue the theme, would rather have a stain and hopefully retain a bit of grain visible in the finish, they’ll be built from sapele ( as its what i have) . A bit of online searching seems to suggest Osmo Oil Stain is a reasonable choice.
Would people agree or are there better options.

TIA
 
Consider Shou Sugi Ban. Be quite aggressive with it if you do - ie well charred, brushed and oiled. It looks good and preserves really well and doesn't tend to fade with weather exposure.
 
I’ll have a look into the charing, might be suitable in this instance as property is listed ,quite old and agricultural, so may well give an imprssion of use and age. Thanks
 
It's very easy. Especially if you already have a large nozzle blow torch and cylinder.
 
Pretty sure there’s one i can borrow, had a look online and from what i’ve read the choice of oil seems to be pure tung oil or teak oil ( tung oil gets mentioned most), huge variances in price online. Would tung oil be the better option if so anyone have any favoured suppliers?
 
I think for outdoor use it makes next to know difference. I would buy the cheapest. I have seen people use engine oil, but really you want a drying agent in it.
 
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