tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post981787634047647466..comments2024-03-27T12:51:12.930-07:00Comments on Woodworking in a Tiny Shop: Ebonizing Oak - An ExperimentTiny Shop Woodworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-4201060722890433182016-09-08T14:23:59.962-07:002016-09-08T14:23:59.962-07:00Wow, thanks for that article Jonas. I wish I read...Wow, thanks for that article Jonas. I wish I read that before I experimented with ebonizing. I probably even have that article, but have no idea where the magazine is.Tiny Shop Woodworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-6831632453458991222016-09-07T21:13:02.121-07:002016-09-07T21:13:02.121-07:00Great blog post.
Popular Woodworking had an articl...Great blog post.<br />Popular Woodworking had an article about ebonizing some years ago. http://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/ebonizing_wood<br />Brian Boggs uses Quebracho bark for the tannic acid source, but I like the idea of using oak though perhaps not quite as strong it is a chance that it is something that people have in their workshops.<br />Brgds<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-69832221724461355192016-09-05T10:45:38.904-07:002016-09-05T10:45:38.904-07:00I thought about filtering. There's a bit of a...I thought about filtering. There's a bit of a "sludge" that collects at the bottom of the jar when the solution separates. I was worried that that was a lot of the iron. But I'm sure there is a lot of iron (atoms or ions) just in the vinegar. Maybe I'll try that next time.Tiny Shop Woodworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-56613607834677979972016-09-05T10:42:05.831-07:002016-09-05T10:42:05.831-07:00I used the distilled white vinegar, which was prob...I used the distilled white vinegar, which was probably a few years old. Richard said that apple cider vinegar was used historically, but either will do fine. Interesting about the shelf life. I wouldn't have known that. Maybe I'd get better results with fresher vinegar. Six months?! Dang - I'd never use enough in that time. And who knows how long it's been sitting on the supermarket shelves!Tiny Shop Woodworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375332433853904113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-69913299750244783452016-09-05T04:39:56.211-07:002016-09-05T04:39:56.211-07:00Hi Matt,
great write up. I've seen this eboniz...Hi Matt,<br />great write up. I've seen this ebonizing trick at Tom Fidgen's videos a while ago. But I wasn't convinced by the result and he wasn't too and switch to a commercial stain.<br />Richard's reults are much better and so are yours.<br />I think the trick is the Oak soup.<br />Maybe it will be an idea to filter the vinegar solution after it brewed for a few days.<br />Cheers,<br />StefanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569365598390231433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321553715454450871.post-18815319003818219012016-09-05T03:38:09.897-07:002016-09-05T03:38:09.897-07:00Nice report on this. Richard got my attention with...Nice report on this. Richard got my attention with this ebonizing trick. BTW you can buy tannin from amazon but I like Richard's way better. I've also read that tea is a source for tannin.<br />Did you mix the vinegars together or just use one? Richard's concoction looked different from yours. I'll have to watch it again and catch what vinegar he used. <br />I like to cook and do you know vinegar has a 6 month or less shelf life?Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.com