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Permalink Reply by Mortimer Snerd on October 31, 2009 at 6:58pm

Steel wool and water in a jar, let the wool rust way, this makes an Iron stain, and has been used in woodworking in the past long ago.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Gajeski on October 31, 2009 at 8:06pm

awesome tip

Mortimer Snerd said:

Steel wool and water in a jar, let the wool rust way, this makes an Iron stain, and has been used in woodworking in the past long ago.

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Permalink Reply by Tim on October 31, 2009 at 8:14pm

kool aid. lol seriously i did a sample block a while back and it works. also food coloring, clothing dye.

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Permalink Reply by Mad Dog Madda on October 31, 2009 at 10:47pm

Awhile back someone posted about using vinegar with a steel wool pad left to soak in it. He called it ebonising. I tried it and am happy with the results. It will be darker if you use the steel wool to rub in the mixture and it takes a little while for the wood to darken up. This fretboard is oak.

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Permalink Reply by Keni Lee Burgess on November 1, 2009 at 1:27am

I have a question. Does anyone know about Ox blood stain? I have read that in the early rural days in the US, stains were made out of blood. Mixing Methods and other binding ingredients are vague. I am assuming this stain was cooked or prepared in a way so that the blood did not go rancid. I know, a little macabre, but being frugal, nothing was wasted. True to the CBG spirit.
Thank you for your input, Keni Lee

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Permalink Reply by Ben on November 1, 2009 at 3:09am

I don't know about blood but I'm impressed by the ebonizing. I have experimented some with shoe polish (the wax based cream polishes). I haven't done one on a guitar yet but I'm planning to on my next build. With a little bit of practice I was able to get a pretty nice 3-tone sunburst (black polish, brown polish, and natural stain). I hope it works out well.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Doug on November 1, 2009 at 4:38am

Hmmmm! I have english walnuts and the husks are rotting caused by a fly that lays eggs in them. Doesn't hurt the nuts other than turning the shell of the nut dark. I'm going to give it a try for stain.

Randy S. Bretz said:

I have done the old fashion black walnut stain, it`s a very messy job but the end result is cool. Find some rotting black walnuts and squeeze the juice from the rotting husks, I add alittle thinner and put in a jar. After a bit I pour it through a painters screen to get the big clumps out and return it back to the jar.

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Permalink Reply by HOGS GRUNT on November 1, 2009 at 4:59am

Coffee is pretty good for using on lighter woods to get that 'aged' look.

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Permalink Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on November 1, 2009 at 6:18am

This stuff needs to be put into the "Secrets of the CBG Underground" group! Its Gold!

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Permalink Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on November 1, 2009 at 6:19am

MDM,

Do you have a recipe? Is there any "trick" involved?

-Wes

Mad Dog Madda said:

Awhile back someone posted about using vinegar with a steel wool pad left to soak in it. He called it ebonising. I tried it and am happy with the results. It will be darker if you use the steel wool to rub in the mixture and it takes a little while for the wood to darken up. This fretboard is oak.

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Permalink Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on November 1, 2009 at 6:20am

Mort,

Post your recipe :-)

-Wes

Mortimer Snerd said:

Steel wool and water in a jar, let the wool rust way, this makes an Iron stain, and has been used in woodworking in the past long ago.

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Permalink Reply by Mortimer Snerd on November 1, 2009 at 6:33am

You need a recipe for two ingredients?

Wes Yates said:

Mort,

Post your recipe :-)

-Wes

Mortimer Snerd said:

Steel wool and water in a jar, let the wool rust way, this makes an Iron stain, and has been used in woodworking in the past long ago.

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