[vickdisco]

I put a wood clamp on a piece of stained wood yesterday and when I took the clamp off, it took some of the stain with it. When I tried to re-stain the wood, it did not seem to absorb the stain, even after some light sanding. This is leaving a slight mismatch in the color of the wood. Any ideas as to how to fix this problem? Thanks...

[joypulv]

The clamp might have compressed the grains or had something oily in it.
Moisten the wood with a Q tip to raise the grain and let in more stain. Let it dry first and sand just slightly.