what is wrong with you people?

[Bill]

I posted a question last week, I have 17 views and not one of you have the knowledge to post an answer??????

what kind of people come here anyway?

thanks for all your help, what a joke!

[dicklaxt]

Iget alot of that as well but at other times the replys just come flowing try again and i'll bet you get swamped with answers.

Dick

[Woodie]

Maybe next time you should try something like this. "i posted last week (quote the question) and no one answered it". THought i would try again.

I bet you get a much better response than you did with "what a joke!!"

What was the question? I am a beginning wood worker, as are many of the nice folks here, so i am sure i dont know the answer but i will give you one anyway so you will feel better.

[MadMark]

I just browsed back thru all the forums for the past two weeks and looked at all of the questions posted by "Bill" or any variant. I only found a couple and they both had answers.

Please repeat the question or at least mention the forum.

Getting insulting, ie: "What a joke" is a sure way NOT to make people give their time for you.

M

[Bill]

I asked about changing old dark oak cabinets into bleached oak ones, and I had asked if anyone knew how this can be done if it can be at all. I have sanded them down and I don't know where to go from here. sorry if I insulted anyone, I really would like an answer, I am anxious to start this project.

I also asked about sanding in the grooves and contours of my cabinets using a Dremel and if anyone had ideas on that should I use one? is there anything better out there to use?

I will end this post post again with the way I ended my last one:

"thanks in advance for any help"

[MadMark]

To answer your question, it's easy to make light wood darker, it's near impossible to lighten up dark. You can sand and sand and sand, but a a general rule it's more trouble than it's worth.

FYI, no response to a Q is itself an answer, it means "no".

Trying to get into the little cracks with a Dremel tool is an exercise in frustration. The tool will cut deeply in spots, not at all in others. You'll wind up with a noticably uneven line that will show when standing back.

While more expensive from a material standpoint, (but a *LOT* less labor), reskinning and changing the doors will give the best looking results.

M

[Bill]

MADMARK

I appreciate the fact that you took out some time to give me some insight. Thanks.

let me ask another 2 questions then, first what would you recommend as a colour for me to use to finish my cabinets (keeping in mind that I want to go with a lighter colour) and second, what would you suggest that I do in order to remove the dark stain in the contours of the cabinets?

again, thank you for your reply

[MadMark]

You would have best luck with an opaque stain (read *PAINT*). There is simply not a good way to lighten. Take one of the doors and experiment. You might be able to use a white pickling finish that will bring it up some, but chances are it'll not go where you want it.

M

[karl in pa]

Would bleaching lighten the color?

[MadMark]

Might, but hard to control and rough on the wood fibers.

M