Hi Bill,

The local Lowes has dropped all gel stain, and has very little liquid stains made by MinWax. I buy the General Finishes Java (dark roast coffee color) gel stain whenever I go to Raleigh, either at Klingspor Woodworking Shop or at Woodcraft. I get the small can because it gets thick and skims over before I use it up. The closest HD is 40 miles and I almost never go there, so I don't know what they normally have in stock. Seems like Lowes discontinues everything I have been buying for more than a year.