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Re: What is ebonizing?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 11/26/2011, 2:15 am
In Response To: Re: What is ebonizing? (Dwight Lynn)

: 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

Here is a good primer on ebonzing: http://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/ebonizing_wood

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

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