...certainly ebonizing using India ink has been suggested here before. FWIW
I tried the steel wool in vinegar, black leather dye and India ink on some
white oak. India ink is vastly superior to the other two. When you go to
the ink shelf in the store there several brands and types of India inks to
choose from. Some are waterproof and some are water resistant and others
have shellac. I got the largest size(2 oz.) they had in the Speedball brand
Super Black India Ink. India ink is a pigment and will cover the wood grain
completely but if you buff it a little some of the grain will show through
depending on your diligence. YMMV
Larry
--
Columbia, MO
www.llhote.com
The latest WoodSmith magazine has an article on ebonizing with India Ink.
"Lawrence L'Hote" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> ...certainly ebonizing using India ink has been suggested here before.
> FWIW I tried the steel wool in vinegar, black leather dye and India ink on
> some white oak. India ink is vastly superior to the other two. When you
> go to the ink shelf in the store there several brands and types of India
> inks to choose from. Some are waterproof and some are water resistant and
> others have shellac. I got the largest size(2 oz.) they had in the
> Speedball brand Super Black India Ink. India ink is a pigment and will
> cover the wood grain completely but if you buff it a little some of the
> grain will show through depending on your diligence. YMMV
>
> Larry
> --
> Columbia, MO
> www.llhote.com
>
I used India ink to ebonize a maple table base and finished it with
Bartley's Gel Varnish. I was happy with the results.
todd
"NorthIdahoWWer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Have you experimented with what finished that work well over the India
Ink?
> Lacquer, urethane, etc.?
>
> Thanks for the post... I've not had the need for ebonizing but who knows
> down the road?
>
> Will
>
> "Lawrence L'Hote" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:Cb0_d.141383$4q6.41660@attbi_s01...
> > ...certainly ebonizing using India ink has been suggested here before.
> FWIW
> > I tried the steel wool in vinegar, black leather dye and India ink on
some
> > white oak. India ink is vastly superior to the other two. When you go
to
> > the ink shelf in the store there several brands and types of India inks
to
> > choose from. Some are waterproof and some are water resistant and
others
> > have shellac. I got the largest size(2 oz.) they had in the Speedball
> brand
> > Super Black India Ink. India ink is a pigment and will cover the wood
> grain
> > completely but if you buff it a little some of the grain will show
through
> > depending on your diligence. YMMV
> >
> > Larry
> > --
> > Columbia, MO
> > www.llhote.com
> >
> >
>
>
"NorthIdahoWWer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Have you experimented with what finished that work well over the India
> Ink?
> Lacquer, urethane, etc.?
>
> Thanks for the post... I've not had the need for ebonizing but who knows
> down the road?
I'm ebonizing the base for one of my coat-hanger wire 'creations.'
Probably, I'll just buff it a little to show a little grain and then add a
coat of Johnson's wax.
Larry
"Lawrence L'Hote" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>
> "NorthIdahoWWer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Have you experimented with what finished that work well over the
>> India Ink?
>> Lacquer, urethane, etc.?
>>
>> Thanks for the post... I've not had the need for ebonizing but who
>> knows down the road?
>
> I'm ebonizing the base for one of my coat-hanger wire 'creations.'
> Probably, I'll just buff it a little to show a little grain and then
> add a coat of Johnson's wax.
>
I did the back panel of a memorial flag case, using maple plywood, and
Behlen's Solarlux dye. Let it dry for a couple of days, and then waxed it
up with Butcher's paste.
The bottle had been purchased for a project on which my daughter-in-law
changed her mind. There's plenty left over.
Patriarch
Have you experimented with what finished that work well over the India Ink?
Lacquer, urethane, etc.?
Thanks for the post... I've not had the need for ebonizing but who knows
down the road?
Will
"Lawrence L'Hote" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:Cb0_d.141383$4q6.41660@attbi_s01...
> ...certainly ebonizing using India ink has been suggested here before.
FWIW
> I tried the steel wool in vinegar, black leather dye and India ink on some
> white oak. India ink is vastly superior to the other two. When you go to
> the ink shelf in the store there several brands and types of India inks to
> choose from. Some are waterproof and some are water resistant and others
> have shellac. I got the largest size(2 oz.) they had in the Speedball
brand
> Super Black India Ink. India ink is a pigment and will cover the wood
grain
> completely but if you buff it a little some of the grain will show through
> depending on your diligence. YMMV
>
> Larry
> --
> Columbia, MO
> www.llhote.com
>
>