SamaN Interior One Step Wood Seal, Stain and Varnish – Oil Based Odorless Dye - Protection for Furniture and Fine Wood (Dark Chestnut SAM-308, 32 oz)

As a professional woodworker, I use SamaN brand stain/sealer on all projects requiring a quality stain. There is a night and day difference between this product and big box brands. It is worth every dollar extra in client satisfaction. I like that they have a wide range of colors. Follow manufacturer guidelines on application and you will have a great result. (this is not a wipe on stain in my opinion). Picture shows Aged oak on birch ply and Ebony on pine workbench frame. 2 coats.

I love this stain! goes on easy and dries quick, leaves a nice soft warm glow. Wasn't sure if I could use it on my hard wood floors but I gave it a try. They are beautiful! and the finish is holding up great. I have had both plumbers and electricians walking on them with ho problem. I have moved furniture around without scuffing my floors. I sandaled and stained my baseboards and doors and they came out beautiful. I loved that I didn't have to buy a stain and sealer separately. One coat covered everything. The only problem was if you get a drip brush it in quickly because it dries fast!, All you have to do is be careful and neat about applying the stain

On very hard maple sapwood, I have had much better results applying this product with a lint-free rag (along the grain, working fast) than a with a brush, counter to the manufacturer’s instructions. I have had no blotching, which is amazing with this particular timber. I also find that I can do additional coats after only five-to-ten minutes this way, also counter to the manufacturer’s instructions. I am doing a dark color; four coats gets me there.

I bought several Saman stain/seal/varnish color testers to try. I'm disappointed at the light color for one coat, but I'm happy enough with the product overall to use it again. My pictures are one coat of Walnut and Coffee/Chestnut blend on unfinished maple, and same colors on pine; the other pic has two coats of Prestige Grey, Dark Chestnut, and Coffee on maple and pine. These are very soft woods so I expected the color to be deeper, but two coats offers a decent color richness on the maple. This stain/seal/varnish does raise the wood grain a little but not much. Final finish is a very slight satin-like sheen (not shiny), but to be more durable, it really needs an additional top coat.

I love this stain so much. I've purchased like, 4 bottles of it. I am not into the whole white kitchen aesthetic that has been so popular in recent years and when we moved to the house I am in now, I decided to just stain our cabinets to give them a makeover. This stain has held up over time. We stained the cabinets 3 years ago and they still look so shiny and have this beautiful golden oak color. I think the cabinets have a classic, timeless look now. We went on to stain other things in the house with this color. I even used it to stain a plant stand because it just looks so good! I highly recommend this product. It is worth paying a few extra dollars for. I've used the stains you find at other stores and nothing looks as good as this one.

This stain description says its an oil based stain..it is not..it has very little open working time that any overlap causes double color and you cannot flow it out..if it was indeed an oil based stain, you would have a longer working open time..longer than a few seconds

I used this to stain some 2x12 inch maple boards being used as shelf risers inside of a cabinet. Honestly, I just bought this product because it was the cheapest all-in-one stain I could find. I was pleased with the result. The color was exactly as pictured in the Amazon listing, a dark warm walnut. I put on 4 coats and waited 2 hours in between each. It is a milky color when it’s wet but dries clear. You definitely need multiple coats to get a rich color. This product worked well for my small project. The color ended up matching the stain inside my cabinet perfectly.

I bought this product to stain old railroad ties on a SoCal property. Worked well. Don't know how long it will last but worth a trial run.