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Craftsmanship => Gun Building and Repair => Topic started by: rickevans on April 26, 2011, 09:22:49 PM

Title: Dark, dark, dark almost black stain
Post by: rickevans on April 26, 2011, 09:22:49 PM

I want to stain the stock on my fusil a very dark color, almost black. What will give me that dark, dark, dark almost black stain? Vinegar and Iron?

Title: Re: Dark, dark, dark almost black stain
Post by: pathfinder on April 26, 2011, 10:27:07 PM

A good dose of Aqua Fortis followed by a lot of dangler dark brown stain should do it.

Title: Re: Dark, dark, dark almost black stain
Post by: david32cal on April 26, 2011, 11:24:10 PM

never tried it but hear tell a couple plugs of chewin' tabbacca soaked in a quart of ammonia for a couple weeks makes a nice dark stain. always meant to try it but never have.

Title: Re: Dark, dark, dark almost black stain
Post by: rickevans on April 27, 2011, 07:35:28 AM

Thanks for the help. While the tobacco in ammonia is intreiging , I wonder about the stink? Will hunt some Danglers.

Title: Re: Dark, dark, dark almost black stain
Post by: Two Steps on April 27, 2011, 03:34:12 PM

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While the tobacco in ammonia is intreiging , I wonder about the stink?

Stink!!  I'll tell ya...ya oughta worry about the taste!!  I swear it'll just about ruin your plug fer chewing  :rotf
Al

Title: Re: Dark, dark, dark almost black stain
Post by: rickevans on April 28, 2011, 08:03:48 AM

Oh, well then...it will be worth it for sure.

Title: Re: Dark, dark, dark almost black stain
Post by: whammond on May 22, 2011, 06:10:01 AM

Road Tar.I asked a old timer how his stocks was so dark.He puts road tar in a sealed large mouth bottle and fills it up with kerasine.
 Shakes it every week and uses a nylon to strain it as it desolves until he has a bottle full.
 The more coats that is applied the darker it is.He then seals it with a clear coat of true oil then dulls it down with 0000 steel wool.
 The fore arm and wrist is left lighter to make it look worn.  Wm.Hammond

Title: Re: Dark, dark, dark almost black stain
Post by: Captchee on May 22, 2011, 10:00:48 AM

Quote from: "whammond"

Road Tar.I asked a old timer how his stocks was so dark.He puts road tar in a sealed large mouth bottle and fills it up with kerasine.
 Shakes it every week and uses a nylon to strain it as it desolves until he has a bottle full.
 The more coats that is applied the darker it is.He then seals it with a clear coat of true oil then dulls it down with 0000 steel wool.
 The fore arm and wrist is left lighter to make it look worn.  Wm.Hammond

  The above application was the use of asphalium as a dye .
 I actually have use roofing tar to achieve the same thing. The problem though is that  it never truly dries  completely  and some finishes will not bind properly ..
 I also have used tobacco tar as a stain base  . This works well but on light woods it often creates a dark brown color not a true black .

Title: Re: Dark, dark, dark almost black stain
Post by: greyhunter on May 22, 2011, 08:39:19 PM

Stink!!  I'll tell ya...ya oughta worry about the taste!!  I swear it'll just about ruin your plug fer chewing  :rotf
Al[/quote]
 :rotf  :rotf  atta boy Al!