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Re: What is ebonizing?
By:Dwight Lynn
Date: 11/25/2011, 8:43 pm
In Response To: What is ebonizing? (Robert N Pruden)

: Never heard of it.

: Robert N Pruden
I learned about it from Bill Hamm's thread: http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Building/index.cgi/md/read/id/199149/sbj/strip-ebonizing/

Basically you use iron saturated vinegar (acetic acid) to cause the tannins to darken. Cedar doesn't have as many tannins as oak or walnut but you can enhance the process by adding some. It turns out your basic Lipton tea is a pretty good source.

Dwight

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Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II' *PIC*
Dwight Lynn -- 11/22/2011, 7:06 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II' *PIC*
Dwight Lynn -- 11/22/2011, 7:08 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
Bill Hamm -- 11/23/2011, 2:08 am
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
Dwight Lynn -- 11/23/2011, 7:53 am
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
Mark Raketraw -- 11/23/2011, 11:59 am
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
Dwight Lynn -- 11/23/2011, 12:47 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II' *PIC*
Dwight Lynn -- 11/23/2011, 12:36 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
ancient kayaker -- 11/24/2011, 6:10 pm
For Et *PIC*
Dwight Lynn -- 11/22/2011, 7:10 pm
Re: For Et
Kevin McAtee -- 11/23/2011, 5:55 pm
Re: For Et
Etienne Muller -- 11/23/2011, 6:04 pm
Re: For Et
Robert N Pruden -- 11/25/2011, 8:11 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
Michael McMann -- 11/25/2011, 1:53 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
Dwight Lynn -- 11/25/2011, 3:37 pm
What is ebonizing?
Robert N Pruden -- 11/25/2011, 8:12 pm
Re: What is ebonizing?
Dwight Lynn -- 11/25/2011, 8:43 pm
Re: What is ebonizing?
Bill Hamm -- 11/26/2011, 2:15 am
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II' *PIC*
Dwight Lynn -- 12/8/2011, 5:45 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
Kevin McAtee -- 12/9/2011, 1:26 am
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
Kevin Greer -- 12/9/2011, 7:49 am
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
Dwight Lynn -- 12/9/2011, 8:19 am
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
Bryan Hansel -- 12/9/2011, 3:54 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
Dwight Lynn -- 12/9/2011, 5:55 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II' *PIC*
Dwight Lynn -- 12/14/2011, 5:13 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II' *PIC*
Dwight Lynn -- 12/14/2011, 5:20 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
daan daniels -- 12/14/2011, 5:45 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
Dwight Lynn -- 12/14/2011, 5:49 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
daan daniels -- 12/14/2011, 6:01 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
Bill Hamm -- 12/15/2011, 2:18 am
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
Dwight Lynn -- 12/15/2011, 5:15 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
Bill Hamm -- 12/18/2011, 2:36 am
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II' *PIC*
Dwight Lynn -- 4/6/2012, 4:56 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II' *PIC*
Dwight Lynn -- 4/6/2012, 4:58 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II' *PIC*
Bryan K -- 4/9/2012, 4:25 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
Dwight Lynn -- 4/9/2012, 4:55 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
Etienne Muller -- 4/9/2012, 5:55 pm
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
Bill Hamm -- 4/10/2012, 1:46 am
Re: Strip: New build, Guillemot 'Ikeyak II'
scottbaxter -- 4/8/2012, 10:19 am