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I was shopping for wood stain and saw something called jaco bean. Stain colors always seemed to be logical (i.e. red oak, honey pine, golden oak, etc.). I grew up on a farm and I never heard of a jaco bean--what is it? What color is it? I really could not tell from the label.
I think correctly pronounced, you may see the light. It is NOT "jaco bean", but jacobean (Jac·o·be·an ), pronounced "ja-k&-'bE-&n". It refers to the charateristics of the days when James I ruled merry old England (early 17th century). English furniture during the period 1600-1650 was of simple extremely simple construction and many times covered with carvings – always dark. I'm sure the the stain you saw is made/sold by Minwax, since other makers of the stain (JoSonja'sŪ, BonaX®, etc.) are speciality items and usually far from public view. Minwax's version is named Jacobean 2750. Color? It is best charactarized as "dark" or "gothic" with an underlying hint of something similar to "strong tea." I'd call it "Dark Brown" for lack of a better description.
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