Incorporating Blue Stain Pine in Your Woodworking Projects

Holy buckets! My pine is full of bluish-grey stains. What happened there? Don’t worry, it’s not a bad thing. What you’re seeing is called blue stain, and blue stain pine isn’t all that uncommon. Don’t view it as a defect, view it as a feature and benefit.

What causes blue stain pine?

Some people like blue stain so much they encourage it to develop. Want more blue stain pine? Then there’s no stickering of your pile of planks, at least for a while. We want the material to lay face to face to encourage blue stain.

Are there downsides to blue stain?

Many people love how blue stain looks on their pine. Thankfully it doesn’t hurt the stability or strength of the material.