Brant called me one day with some questions. He had been given several cedar siding samples by a local lumber yard and was
trying to find a stain color he liked. He was puzzled because one of the cedar samples created a beautiful color with
a stain he had chosen (Australian Timber Oil- Mahogany Flame) but all the other samples had turned orange under the
same stain.
It was no wonder this sample stood out from the rest. It was old growth vertical grain cedar. The tight growth rings
and vertical grain alignment had given the timber oil an almost luminescent glow where the second growth flat grain
cedar had turned orange in the areas between the growth rings. The fewer growth rings, the more orange the wood showed.
Since most of today’s cedar is milled from younger trees, all of the other samples turned orange. What was worse, any non-vertical
grain siding he bought would do the same thing.
The picture above is Heart B mixed grain redwood stained with Australian Timber Oil – Mahogany Flame. The home used just over 4100 Linear Feet (approx 1730 sqft) of 1x6 Redwood T&G Siding. All a Heart B Redwood Siding Grade. 
In the picture above I had Brant point out 2 pieces of our redwood that had close vertical grain (there is some mixed in with all heart orders). The great thing about this picture is that it shows how the grain difference affects the color. Brant was after the darker hue of the close grain and the glow it gave the wood. Look at the lighter hue of the open grain in the stick above. 
Look at the open grain in the picture above. See how it is a lighter shade between the grain rings? This is where the cedar would turn orange. The redwood just looks lighter. To be honest Brant said he wasn’t thrilled about the variation and that he had hoped all of his wood would be like the sticks he pointed out but he loves the over all look and he loves the fact that people stop on the street and ask him about it. Best of all NO ORANGE! 
This is a great example of what mixed grain means. You can see there is a little of everything in there. If you
look at the different sticks you will see how the stain reacts differently to the different grain patterns.
Understanding how stain reacts to grain is important in making your decisions on wood siding as it will affect the overall look of the
house. However with a little planning and sorting you can have some fun matching shades and patterns and have a home that sets itself
apart.
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