Re: Strip: Stain/Dye
By:Mike Savage
Date: 7/3/2011, 8:00 am
Date: 7/3/2011, 8:00 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Stain/Dye (Bill Hamm)
: Was going to mention that India ink is used to color wood, though
: the sources I've read say to insure it's real India ink not
: synthetic as the later isn't colorfast in sunlight. You can
: dilute the ink btw if it's too dark. Would think it would be
: valuable for things that don't ebonize, like glue lines.
: Bill H.
Real India ink is worth a shot. At full strength, it will blacken wood completely, diluted you can see the grain pattern. I used India ink to highlight my name and date of my SoF's, it's still jet black after near 10 years of outdoor storage.
On cedar it gives a slight greenish tint when diluted.
Mike Savage
South West Cork
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Stephen Troy -- 7/1/2011, 1:01 am- Re: Strip: Stain/Dye
Bryan Hansel -- 7/1/2011, 9:28 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/1/2011, 1:47 am- Re: Strip: Stain/Dye
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Mike Savage -- 7/1/2011, 7:24 am- Re: Strip: Stain/Dye
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Bryan Hansel -- 7/2/2011, 10:35 am- Re: Strip: Stain/Dye
Bill Hamm -- 7/3/2011, 12:30 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 7/1/2011, 9:29 am- Re: Strip: Stain/Dye
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/1/2011, 10:10 am- Re: Strip: Stain/Dye
Bryan Hansel -- 7/1/2011, 10:45 am- Re: Strip: Stain/Dye
ancient kayaker -- 7/1/2011, 10:48 pm- Re: Strip: Stain/Dye
Bill Hamm -- 7/2/2011, 2:01 am
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Ben B -- 7/2/2011, 11:07 am- Re: Strip: Stain/Dye
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Bill Hamm -- 7/3/2011, 12:45 am- Re: Strip: Stain/Dye
Mike Savage -- 7/3/2011, 8:00 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/2/2011, 2:02 am
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 7/2/2011, 10:07 pm- Re: Strip: Stain/Dye
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