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- Scottissery commented on Scottissery's instructable Rust and Vinegar Wood Stain
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- Scottissery commented on Scottissery's instructable Rust and Vinegar Wood Stain
After making this instructable I went back and found one that does exactly that. I bet the steel wool converts fast. I also found a reference that it is the tannins in the wood that make the wood stain to black, so that explains why I get varied results on different woods. I just put some objects with known tannin (squirrels will have to skip a meal) in the jar along with the nails to see if that can make all wood turn that deep black. If it works, I'll have to make another instructable and detail it.
View Instructable »Sorry about the late reply. I'm still learning how to see if there are comments. I agree, the key is getting the acid to break down the iron so filings would definitely work faster than whole nails.
- Scottissery commented on noveldork's instructable Bag(uette)View Instructable »
Just bought my daughter a one strap shoulder bag like that and now wish I had seen your instructable before the holidays. Kudos. I put this on my to-do list, and will link to it when I make one.
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- Scottissery made the instructable How to make a matching knife handle and sheathView Instructable »
I love your idea of making the sheath from the same wood as the knife handle. I have made two based on this design (reusing the two blades from broken scissors). Here is one that I just used for my second instructable. Thanks for the great pics.
- Scottissery commented on Scottissery's instructable Rust and Vinegar Wood StainView Instructable »
I use it just for look. After it dries I always put down a sealer of some sort. For small projects I use the burnishing compound that came with the dremel or buff in a light coat of coconut oil. When making furniture with this stain I use polyurethane to protect.
- Scottissery entered Whittling Knife From Old Scissors and Pallet in the Remix Contest 2016 contest
- Scottissery entered Whittling Knife From Old Scissors and Pallet in the Build a Tool Contest 2017 contest
- Scottissery commented on Scottissery's instructable Rust and Vinegar Wood Stain
I have also used vinegar without the rust to age some projects. It just makes the surface a bit lighter and kind of distressed looking.
Thank you. It's very easy to make and use. Because it is just household vinegar I never worry about getting it on my hands or strong fumes.
View Instructable »Behind the knife is just wood paneling that our garage is finished in. It looks nice until the plys start to peel away from each other.
- Scottissery entered Rust and Vinegar Wood Stain in the Trash to Treasure Contest 2017 contest
- Scottissery made the instructable Introduction to wood stainingView Instructable »
I tried the rusty nails in vinegar and love the results on pallet wood. I crank out knife handles, tool handles, and other projects and get a real deep black finish on some and an aged look on others. Here is the most recent knife I made. I'm working on the instuctable now. Thanks for the great instructable.
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sorry about the delayed response. I was offline quite a while. I looked up your problem and found that I had it too with some of my projects. It comes down to the tannins found naturally in the wood. The more tannins (gallic acid), the more the vinegar (acetic acid) is able to permeate the wood with the ferrous oxide and make a color change. There is seriously nothing special about my ingredients. I used the cheapest white vinegar from the supermarket and rusty roofing nails with some misc bolts and nuts.