Ebonizing Walnut

[nhenry]

Collings Guitars calls it doghair...
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Awesome stuff. I wonder what method they use

 

[BrentD]

On a mildly related note, we are having our oiled oak floors refinished (without sanding). The product is a UV catalyzed polysomething that is hard as nails and can be had in Flat, Matt, Satin, Semigloss, and Gloss finish. I don't know if I will like it, but it strikes me as having a modern gun application.

 

[grizzly63]

Its gonna show dust like a mother! Good Luck.

 

[nhenry]

On a mildly related note, we are having our oiled oak floors refinished (without sanding). The product is a UV catalyzed polysomething that is hard as nails and can be had in Flat, Matt, Satin, Semigloss, and Gloss finish. I don't know if I will like it, but it strikes me as having a modern gun application.

I’ve seen some of those UV finishes. I’ve thought the same. Let me know how it come out. I may have to look into that for the future

 

[p_ham]

On a mildly related note, we are having our oiled oak floors refinished (without sanding). The product is a UV catalyzed polysomething that is hard as nails and can be had in Flat, Matt, Satin, Semigloss, and Gloss finish. I don't know if I will like it, but it strikes me as having a modern gun application.

I've looked into the UV catalyzed stuff, as well as ceramic topcoat. I think both merit some expirementation. Curing lights are extremely expensive but sunlight is still free for now.

 

[nhenry]

I've looked into the UV catalyzed stuff, as well as ceramic topcoat. I think both merit some expirementation. Curing lights are extremely expensive but sunlight is still free for now.

I’m pretty interested in the N3 nano ceramic topcoat but it’s so darn pricey. I’ve seen raving reviews though

 

[p_ham]

I’m pretty interested in the N3 nano ceramic topcoat but it’s so darn pricey. I’ve see raving reviews though

It is expensive but it's probably worth it. I'll probably pick some up later this year.

 

[nhenry]

It is expensive but it's probably worth it. I'll probably pick some up later this year.

Let me know how you like it.

 

[Redmt]

I've been following with great interest! Thanks for the ideas. I have some 45% vinegar. I'm thinking it may speed up the solution process?

 

[nhenry]

I've been following with great interest! Thanks for the ideas. I have some 45% vinegar. I'm thinking it may speed up the solution process?

you may run into an issue with too much acid for the solution. I think I posted a link to a study done on the ebonizing process. It has all you need to know about it.

 

[Redmt]

you may run into an issue with too much acid for the solution. I think I posted a link to a study done on the ebonizing process. It has all you need to know about it.

I must be blind. I don't see it. I went back over the thread. How about a hint as to what page please?

 

[nhenry]

I must be blind. I don't see it. I went back over the thread. How about a hint as to what page please?

Whoops. Apparently I never did. Here it is:

Iron acetate solution prepared from steel wool and vinegar for ebonizing wood - Journal of Wood Science

Woodworkers darken wood by reacting iron in solution with tannins in the wood to form blue–black phenolate complexes, a process called ebonizing. According to the literature, the darkness and color are controlled by the tannin concentration (higher, darker) and the counterion of iron (acetate...

jwoodscience.springeropen.com

 

[Redmt]

Whoops. Apparently I never did. Here it is:

Iron acetate solution prepared from steel wool and vinegar for ebonizing wood - Journal of Wood Science

Woodworkers darken wood by reacting iron in solution with tannins in the wood to form blue–black phenolate complexes, a process called ebonizing. According to the literature, the darkness and color are controlled by the tannin concentration (higher, darker) and the counterion of iron (acetate...

jwoodscience.springeropen.com

Thanks, the older I get the worse my reading comprehension gets. I thought maybe I went down another step,,,,

 

[Rie Bread]

Very cool project

 

[p_ham]

Thanks to @nhenry for jogging my memory about this ebonizing stuff. I did a couple coats, then sanded it back for a distressed look. Not everybody's going to like it, but I'm not Ikea.

 

[nhenry]

Thanks to @nhenry for jogging my memory about this ebonizing stuff. I did a couple coats, then sanded it back for a distressed look. Not everybody's going to like it, but I'm not Ikea.

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Just went to IKEA yesterday. That place drains my social battery faster than anything I swear.

AWESOME GUN

 

[Dave N]

Thanks to @nhenry for jogging my memory about this ebonizing stuff. I did a couple coats, then sanded it back for a distressed look. Not everybody's going to like it, but I'm not Ikea.

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Me likey!

 

[OntarioHunter]

Thanks to @nhenry for jogging my memory about this ebonizing stuff. I did a couple coats, then sanded it back for a distressed look. Not everybody's going to like it, but I'm not Ikea.

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Well ... that is different. Looks like it's ready to jump out of a Hudson coupe and rob a bank someplace in rural Iowa.

 

[noharleyyet]

Thanks to @nhenry for jogging my memory about this ebonizing stuff. I did a couple coats, then sanded it back for a distressed look. Not everybody's going to like it, but I'm not Ikea.

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Rustic chic...a fashionable truck monkey piece.