Finished and delivered a large parquetry dining table yesterday.

My customers didn’t like the strong red tones in the cherrywood top and base, especially the cleats were very red. Between stripping, bleaching, very slow hand sanding, I removed a lot of redness.
Then mixed a black japan stain adding greens.

Once stained and sealed, I tinted my polishes with greens, and carefully targeted the stronger spots. The finished job had many walnut variations, with very little reds remaining.
Very happy customers.