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This is fantastic and exactly what I was looking for for an upcoming project with red oak. Thanks!

That,s beautiful!!! I’m going to start playing with that this weekend. Thanks so much for sharing! Great video.

Woodworking just got more enjoyable to watch.

Well they both looked fine from here. . .

Great video, thanks! Of these three, I definitely also do prefer the look of the iron acetate finish. The grain and texture still show through very nicely. Cheers!

clicked on video and not disappointed, might as well start being fond of wood working

Great tips thanks. I was happily distracted as well 😛

Absolutely fantastic! Thank you so much! Also, I love the casual way you drop the "How to avoid explosions" tip at the end; hilarious (and very important!). I wish you every success with your channel xx

This is one of the better videos I’ve seen on how to ebonize. If you do an in-depth video on each of the 3 processes you showed in this video, they would do well also!

Great video I really enjoyed it thank you for the comparison between techniques

Great technique, I really like the simple homemade aspect of this solution and especially that there are no volatile chemicals involved.

Worth knowing the experiment of ebonizing...thankyou so much

I love this channel. Absolutely amazing tips! Gotta go work my wood now, but I'll be back for sure! 😉😉👍👍

Just learned about this process, and good to see the difference between the 3. Thanks!

Great video, as a beginner woodworker, I find these types of videos fascinating and really helpful.👍👍👍

A couple of really great tips. Thank you x

Wow! Thanks!

I've used these methods a few times over the years. The Bark tea doesn't make a massive difference on red oak which already has high levels of tannins in it, but for woods which are lower in tannins it makes a huge difference - an example would be the maple from the chopping board. Another trick is to grab some plane shavings after your piece has dried and burnish the finish thoroughly, you will get a beautiful muted shine which you can highlight further with a wax finish.

Dr did a great job on the cans.

vinegar and steel wool has been used for centuries to dye wood its called vinegaroon, and it workes superbly well on veggie tanned leather, its a whole lot cleaner than leather dye and will not come off and stain your white clothes like some dye can. if it doesnt seem to get dark enough try soaking wood/leather in very strong cold tea to add more tannin.

Really cool effect. I was surprised at just how fast the reaction happens.

I did this on a solid alder guitar. I just used regular tea bags (UK, pennies... :)) to add the tannin and let it soak well in. It worked but not nearly as dark as you got it, more of a mid grey. I'll try again sometime following your method, thanks.

This is great, thanks for sharing

WOW, just WOW!

Really enjoy your videos! Keep up the good work.

Your videography is fantastic!

Never knew of this process before now and took 6 years of woodowking and shop in school! Wow I can see some nice speaker cabinets, or new entertainment center project. Love the simplicity/cost and ease of use with great looks. Just may try this ebonized finish on a Tele or Strat guitar blank over the winter! Thanks for sharing this S&S please keep the lessons coming,

Thanks for the tips! Excellent quality.

Neat! I watch a ton of woodworking videos, and this is the first I've heard of this!

Beautiful

This is a great video for wood ebonizing and for wood hardening.

Just WOW!

nice tips!

Definitely going to try the wire wool and vinegar 👍

Black wood is my favorite!

I'm exited to give this a try, thanks!

Very helpful thanks

Nice bunch of wood👌

You have such great information in this wood-ebonizing video! I think the ink method looks a lot messier (and more expensive) than the iron acetate. The bark tree is pronounced "kay-bra-cho" (with a slight rolling of the "r" sound) as it is Spanish.

Wonderful Tips. Thanks for showing us

Hi just like to say keep up the good work love watching you x

I have never seen this before. i love the natural grain showing through, and the MUCH lower price and its much easier to find than pieces of ebony.

Very informative video!! Thank you so much! Well done!

Like your technique and your info tks for sharing

Very interesting and helpful! Thank You!

This is so timely for my current project! I'm going to try it on a slab of oak which I just cut up to cover an Arts&Crafts-style set of drawers. Thank and subbed!

This was very cool! Thank you.

Great show .. love it.. thank you

Great video, thanks for sharing!!

Excellent tutorial! This is not the first I have seen on this technique, and this was the. First of your videos I have seen, but it is the best demonstration and presentation I have seen on this topic. Good pacing, good narration (clear language, easy to understand and follow). You answered all my questions and the comparison with the ink was interesting and your observations (and showing to the camera) was convincing and helpful. Subscribed to learn more. Keep up the good work.

Great video! I've been looking for a natural ebonizing solution and vinegar/0000 steel wool is the answer. I have lots of red oak that I can use this solution on. Thanks so much for sharing! 👍🏽

Thanks! Good explanations.

Cool technique. Thanks

I happened upon this due to some curiosity about how ebonizing works. In the old days, maybe up to the 1960s, the term would show up in Sears (etc.) catalog ads for cheap guitars with fingerboards made of ebonized hardwood instead of ebony or rosewood. I wouldn’t have guessed the process would be so simple. I don’t know whether it’s something I want to try, but it’s good to know how. Thanks! - Paul

perfect for that wood Tesla dash! I thought about trying to stain it but then I found alcontara covered caps that look even better

Great information. Thanks

Very useful home technology and absolutely nicely presented. Thank you så much for sharing your skills.

I have used ebonizing for years back when I made Native American “style “ flutes to great effect coloring wood. You can even do it decoratively by brushing small amounts on with a watercolor paintbrush. I’d do diamond shapes for example, wood burn the edges as a border to contain the solution, then you end up with a nice black diamond. 👍

This video was so helpful, I used to thin black oil paint and apply it like a stain. But the results are no where near as nice as results with your methods. I know what colour my next project is going to be :)

My wife came up with a technique using the distilled vinegar, the 0000 steel wool, and coffee. She brews the coffee just like you would make a pot of coffee, and mixes the coffee with the vinegar and soaks the steel wool in it. It seems to enhance the pigments in the wood and gives an almost graying effect with a tinge of brown. We had no idea that anybody was doing this, great video, we will try your technique.

This is exactly what I've been looking for......... thank you so much. t

Well done!

you are fantastic thanks for the tips.

ThX ! Nice info.

Nice info, thank you.

Great explanations

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Thank you for the demonstration. I mainly use shellac with various stains to colour wood as I prefer a more natural looking sheen.. easy to control sheen - semi gloss, gloss, etc with shellac layering. Perhaps I can offer you some advice for your hair? It is commonly called Rice Water hair treatment and has been used for centuries. Simply put one cup of plain rice into a bowl containing 5 cups of water. Leave bowl covered with a cloth for roughly 12 hrs. Strain the rice from the water and put the 'rice water' in any kind of spray bottle. Spray this water onto your hair and leave for 10 mins or so. Then simply rinse your hair under the shower. Do this every day for 7 days and you will see a very noticeable improvement in the health and shine of your hair. My wife has been using this method many years for dry and frizzy hair problems. She doesn't really have the problem now but continues to employ this method to maintain healthy shiny hair every month or so. You will find many videos on KZfaq about this rice water and it is very much famous because certain ladies in Nepal use it and they hold the records for longest hair in the world - YT videos about this as well. Anyway it is completely natural and once made can be stored in the refrigerator for 7 days or more. I hope you dont mind my suggestion its just i think you will love the results. Kind regards Rob

Nice! I will try that for sure! Nice camera angles btw 😁

Be strong gentlemen, stay focused.

I like it.

You can use ordinary black tea as an activator on woods with no tannins in it. I used it on a walking stick, applying different coatings and finished it off with a few layers of a mat clear varnish and it looks stunning. Like some kind of Japanese lacker. A deep dark black-brownish colour. Very satisfying to work with these simple products and create such a nice effect.

I have used this method to make black leather, however never thought of using it for wood.. Making some today.

Thanks, that was interesting to see

Very interesting method, I'll try it. Thanks.

Nice tips!

Thank for the information, nice to know the process ! 👍

i like the iron acetate the most.. looks very natural

I have used this method to stain red oak to make jewelry boxes and it works great. After the iron acetate dries (I use a heat gun) it is going to slightly raise the grain of the oak. Just lightly sand the wood with 220 or 320 grit sand paper before finishing. The stain won't sand off because it reacts with the tannins in the cell walls. Remember, lightly sand. I use spray lacquer for the finish and it leaves a beautiful sheen. Thanks again for your demo.

Absolutely gorgeous. The wood final product is good-lookin as well!

Excellent demonstration, thank you very much. My attemps at ebonizing came out much brownish but I didn't use steel and vinegar. I will have to try it, I love oak a lot.

Rite Sawdust Girl, Great vid, I have been doing this for years, mostly for my bird houses but have never heard of the tea tip or as someone mentioned in the comments coffee will be trying these for sure! Little tip if I may! When you paint, stain or use the solution brush towards the edge and not from the edge in, hope that makes sense! Stay safe n well. TFS, GB :)

By far my favorite of your videos so far. I learned a lot about ebonizing wood. I’d never thought of doing that before. I’m curious what the bark tea alone would have done. I may have to whip some up to find out. Thank you for this video!!

GREEN! it was green wait what??

I don't know what you said but I loved watching you talk and move about 💖💖

Thank You! I will be using the Iron Acetate on some Picture Ledges today. Will seal with Tung Oil

I've been doing something similar for a number of years. The difference being I use the grindings from the machine at the brake shop down the road from my house. I spread them om the wood and spray it with water come back later brush it all off with a bench brush, it's reusable. all nice and dark, sometimes with a bluish tint, I love the process, if you want it darker do it again. I am going to try spraying vinegar to see what happens. Thanks for the great video, I will be watching more of them.

Mesmerizing.

Great idea! A cool application of this technique would be coloring guitar fretboards/creating guitar necks.

I love this information and the supplier does not hurt my eyes either.

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Kids :-) Love your style. Make a lot more videos!

that was cool

Not sure why this popped on my feed... But I watched it anyways

I've ebonised oak - English Oak- both with ammonia and iron solutions. Recently I've use iron sulphate solution simply because I had a bag of iron sulphate crystals which I use in the garden to control moss in the lawn and on fruit trees. It's so easy to use, just a pinch of crystals in a little water, shake and go.

Hey, any thoughts on how well this finish will hold up over time, especially with exposure to light?

Your bosom knowledge is beyond this world :) thanks.

What a great way to stain a wood. I may have to try this out on leather too.

im in love