Wood staining - how to?

[pwdrive]

Looking at the growth rings and the distance between the nodes it smacks of Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata) if it is you might be able to get some from your nearest homegrown sawmill, I used to saw tons of that stuff from sawlogs when I had the sawmill, it dries out very well without too much warping and dries out very quickly compared to other timbers, it was underrated for years, mainly consigned to pallet wood, major world sources used to be or might still be South Africa, Chili and New Zealand, quite common down here with some huge specimens.

Good luck.

Lawrence.