Homemade Stains - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T07:00:03Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/homemade-stains?feed=yes&xn_auth=noPaul, It looks much better th…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-12-08:2592684:Comment:1545192009-12-08T05:06:08.978ZBenhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Ben
Paul, It looks much better than all of the "Ebonized" tail pieces all of my violin students have. Cool!<br />
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<cite>Paul Doug said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/homemade-stains?id=2592684%3ATopic%3A133829&page=-1#2592684Comment154503"><div>Yes, Ben it has a coat of clear lacquer when the picture was taken.</div>
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Paul, It looks much better than all of the "Ebonized" tail pieces all of my violin students have. Cool!<br />
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<cite>Paul Doug said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/homemade-stains?id=2592684%3ATopic%3A133829&page=-1#2592684Comment154503"><div>Yes, Ben it has a coat of clear lacquer when the picture was taken.</div>
</blockquote> Yes, Ben it has a coat of cle…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-12-08:2592684:Comment:1545032009-12-08T04:44:13.758ZPaul Doughttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulDoug
Yes, Ben it has a coat of clear lacquer when the picture was taken.
Yes, Ben it has a coat of clear lacquer when the picture was taken. Paul, did you use a finish on…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-12-08:2592684:Comment:1544812009-12-08T03:45:38.663ZBenhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Ben
Paul, did you use a finish on it after the steel wool?<br />
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<blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/homemade-stains?id=2592684%3ATopic%3A133829&page=-1#2592684Comment153849"><div>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!
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Paul, did you use a finish on it after the steel wool? <br />
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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!<br />
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</blockquote> Yep, yep, yep, the vinegar an…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-12-06:2592684:Comment:1538492009-12-06T18:06:08.899ZPaul Doughttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulDoug
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! <br />
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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! <br />
<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/305623297?profile=original" alt=""></p> Gary, WOW! thats great info,…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-11-24:2592684:Comment:1476362009-11-24T05:15:09.766ZAl Allen (Hangten)https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/AlAllenHangten
Gary, WOW! thats great info, just the kind of stuff I've been looking for. Thanks for the input.<br />
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<cite>Gary Austin Duncan said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/homemade-stains?page=4&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A147301&x=1#2592684Comment147301"><div><a href="http://www.woodworking.org/WC/Garchive01/3_27colorants.html" target="_blank">http://www.woodworking.org/WC/Garchive01/3_27colorants.html</a><br></br> <br></br> The link has a few ideas as to how to do up…</div>
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Gary, WOW! thats great info, just the kind of stuff I've been looking for. Thanks for the input.<br />
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<cite>Gary Austin Duncan said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/homemade-stains?page=4&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A147301&x=1#2592684Comment147301"><div><a href="http://www.woodworking.org/WC/Garchive01/3_27colorants.html" target="_blank">http://www.woodworking.org/WC/Garchive01/3_27colorants.html</a><br/> <br/>
The link has a few ideas as to how to do up wood.<br/>
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</blockquote> http://www.woodworking.org/WC…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-11-23:2592684:Comment:1473012009-11-23T18:46:21.977ZGary Austin Duncanhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/GaryAustinDuncan
<a href="http://www.woodworking.org/WC/Garchive01/3_27colorants.html" target="_blank">http://www.woodworking.org/WC/Garchive01/3_27colorants.html</a><br />
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The link has a few ideas as to how to do up wood.<br />
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The link has a few ideas as to how to do up wood.<br />
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Gary Dave, thanks for this referen…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-11-19:2592684:Comment:1443942009-11-19T05:39:02.501ZAl Allen (Hangten)https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/AlAllenHangten
Dave, thanks for this reference to staining, very interesting.<br />
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<cite>Dave V said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/homemade-stains?page=3&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A143905&x=1#2592684Comment143905"><div>I found the article that I was talking about. You can read it here:<br/> <br/>
<a href="http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/Ebonizing_Wood/" target="_blank">http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/Ebonizing_Wood/</a></div>
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Dave, thanks for this reference to staining, very interesting.<br />
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<cite>Dave V said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/homemade-stains?page=3&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A143905&x=1#2592684Comment143905"><div>I found the article that I was talking about. You can read it here:<br/> <br/>
<a href="http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/Ebonizing_Wood/" target="_blank">http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/Ebonizing_Wood/</a></div>
</blockquote> Paul, Thanks for this info. I…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-11-19:2592684:Comment:1443912009-11-19T05:37:55.481ZAl Allen (Hangten)https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/AlAllenHangten
Paul, Thanks for this info. I have had some success with this type of staining.<br />
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<cite>Paul Doug said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/homemade-stains?page=3&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A143905&x=1#2592684Comment144237"><div>That's a great article. Thanks for looking it up nd posting.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Dave V said:…</cite></div>
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Paul, Thanks for this info. I have had some success with this type of staining.<br />
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<cite>Paul Doug said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/homemade-stains?page=3&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A143905&x=1#2592684Comment144237"><div>That's a great article. Thanks for looking it up nd posting.<br/> <br/>
<cite>Dave V said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/homemade-stains?page=3&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A143905&x=1#2592684Comment143905"><div>I found the article that I was talking about. You can read it here:<br/><br/><a href="http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/Ebonizing_Wood/" target="_blank">http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/Ebonizing_Wood/</a></div>
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</blockquote> That's a great article. Thank…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-11-19:2592684:Comment:1442372009-11-19T02:02:27.400ZPaul Doughttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulDoug
That's a great article. Thanks for looking it up nd posting.<br />
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<cite>Dave V said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/homemade-stains?page=3&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A143905&x=1#2592684Comment143905"><div>I found the article that I was talking about. You can read it here:<br/><br/><a href="http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/Ebonizing_Wood/" target="_blank">http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/Ebonizing_Wood/</a></div>
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That's a great article. Thanks for looking it up nd posting.<br />
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<cite>Dave V said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/homemade-stains?page=3&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A143905&x=1#2592684Comment143905"><div>I found the article that I was talking about. You can read it here:<br/><br/><a href="http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/Ebonizing_Wood/" target="_blank">http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/Ebonizing_Wood/</a></div>
</blockquote> I found the article that I wa…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2009-11-18:2592684:Comment:1439052009-11-18T18:34:01.465ZDave Vhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DavidVanVranken
I found the article that I was talking about. You can read it here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/Ebonizing_Wood/" target="_blank">http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/Ebonizing_Wood/</a>
I found the article that I was talking about. You can read it here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/Ebonizing_Wood/" target="_blank">http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/Ebonizing_Wood/</a>