Can you stain a wooden worktop and then use hardwax on top?

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Just wondering...thinking of buying a cheap beech worktop and staining it a better colour before using hardwax oil.

Any thoughts? It probably won't work will it?

Osmo do coloured hardwax oil

Ooh I will have a look. Thanks

I have got a pot of Howdens hardwax which I was hoping to use but no matter.

Oops namechange fail no one much reads this bit anyway hopefully!

rather than stain, use a wood dye such as Colron.

Ah ok - is that different? And then I could use the hardwax on top yes? Thank you

Yes

Because the colour is independent of the finish, it does not vary with thickness and wear, and is easiert to touch up.

HOORAY Thank you