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Homemade Stains

Posted by Al Allen (Hangten) on November 1, 2009 at 1:35am
Just wondering if anyone is formulating homemade stains? What combination's of materials are being used and what outcomes have resulted? I've been working with some different teas in both water and alcohol with various results.

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  • Ben December 8, 2009 at 12:06am
    Paul, It looks much better than all of the "Ebonized" tail pieces all of my violin students have. Cool!

    Paul Doug said:
    Yes, Ben it has a coat of clear lacquer when the picture was taken.
  • Paul Doug December 7, 2009 at 11:44pm
    Yes, Ben it has a coat of clear lacquer when the picture was taken.
  • Ben December 7, 2009 at 10:45pm
    Paul, did you use a finish on it after the steel wool?
    Paul Doug said:
    Yep, yep, yep, the vinegar and steelwool mix does work great. I just made a butt piece out of ebony except the piece was a lot lighter than the rest of the ebony I've been using. So I decided to try the V/S mix I had sitting in a jar. It did it's magic!


  • Paul Doug December 6, 2009 at 1:06pm
    Yep, yep, yep, the vinegar and steelwool mix does work great. I just made a butt piece out of ebony except the piece was a lot lighter than the rest of the ebony I've been using. So I decided to try the V/S mix I had sitting in a jar. It did it's magic!

  • Al Allen (Hangten) November 24, 2009 at 12:15am
    Gary, WOW! thats great info, just the kind of stuff I've been looking for. Thanks for the input.

    Gary Austin Duncan said:
    http://www.woodworking.org/WC/Garchive01/3_27colorants.html

    The link has a few ideas as to how to do up wood.

    Gary
  • Gary Austin Duncan November 23, 2009 at 1:46pm
    http://www.woodworking.org/WC/Garchive01/3_27colorants.html

    The link has a few ideas as to how to do up wood.

    Gary
  • Al Allen (Hangten) November 19, 2009 at 12:39am
    Dave, thanks for this reference to staining, very interesting.

    Dave V said:
    I found the article that I was talking about. You can read it here:

    http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/Ebonizing_Wood/
  • Al Allen (Hangten) November 19, 2009 at 12:37am
    Paul, Thanks for this info. I have had some success with this type of staining.

    Paul Doug said:
    That's a great article. Thanks for looking it up nd posting.

    Dave V said:
    I found the article that I was talking about. You can read it here:

    http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/Ebonizing_Wood/
  • Paul Doug November 18, 2009 at 9:02pm
    That's a great article. Thanks for looking it up nd posting.

    Dave V said:
    I found the article that I was talking about. You can read it here:

    http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/Ebonizing_Wood/
  • Dave V November 18, 2009 at 1:34pm
    I found the article that I was talking about. You can read it here:

    http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/Ebonizing_Wood/
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