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Comment by Mike Breen on February 13, 2013 at 2:01am

That's well done, good video's are not easy. You may know this already but I was also looking for something to color the wood but not obscure the grain and have been using Aniline dye. from this site

http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/page.aspx?p=20081&cat=1,190,42942

Comment by turtlehead on February 12, 2013 at 3:07pm

Cool - played around with the steel wool and vinegar mix a while back, but the tannin stuff is interesting...

Comment by Mark Lindsay on February 12, 2013 at 2:51pm

Thanks for the comments, guys!

That's my next video, SmilingDog. This process effects the surface, obviously, but it does penetrate a little bit. I'm in the process of experimenting with different finishes over the ebonizing - to include an ebony stain, sanding sealer, shellac, polyurethane, varnish, and Tru-Oil. I'll also do a sanded finish with nothing else on my control piece of oak to judge the others on.

Comment by smilingdog1 on February 12, 2013 at 1:14pm

Great video! I was just wondering, how does it sand or is this something done at the very last stage of your finish before lacquer is applied? In other woods how deep does this penetrate the surface so I could fine sand the piece?

Comment by the anonymous pick on February 12, 2013 at 10:35am

good stuff  ..  stain  man  ;-)