....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

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" 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" wrote in message
...
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" wrote in
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"NorthIdahoWWer" wrote in message
...
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

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" wrote in message
...
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" 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

The latest WoodSmith magazine has an article on ebonizing with India Ink.


"Lawrence L'Hote" 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