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Extractive (tannin) bleeding is the washing away of water-soluble color from within your wood. Extractives are most evident in darker-colored wood such as redwood and cedar, but they can be found to some degree in nearly all woods except pressure-treated pine. The two most notable effects of extractive bleeding are fading and nail staining.
