: Bryan H at nessmuking.com stained a kayak he built. See his site
: for info and his comments.
: Also, search this site, as there have been threads in the past on
: the use of stains.

Check out this site, as well as others. Water or alcohol based stains (Lux?); avoid anything with an oil base, of course. If you run into a wall, bring it back here - lot's of folk with expertise here ( though not yet today, eh?)