Hello,
Here are a couple photos of my Wilderness Eagle Clock project.
Wood: Select Pine
Dimensions: 15½" tall, 10" wide, and is 1½" thick
Finish:
1) Cabot Pre-Stain Wood Conditioner
2) Stain - Pecan (Cabot brand)
3) Clearcoat - Minwax Clear Satin water-based Polycrylic (3 coats)
I tried the Cabot products on this project and am very pleased. I was in Lowe's about a week ago and it just so happened the Valspar Rep (Valspar owns Cabot as well) was in the stain aisle and we got talking. I told him I normally use MinWax products, but after speaking with him, he convinced me to try the Cabot wood conditioner and stain.
He told me that Cabot stains are pigment-based as compared to MinWax which is dye-based. Both are fine, but after trying the Cabot, I really liked the coverage of their stain - seemed "more controllable" for some reason.