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rleete:
Sorry, Ralph.  After seeing the pics Joe D posted, I'm going to take the easy way out, and use chemicals.

Last thing I need is yet another project!

Divided he ad:

--- Quote ---Last thing I need is yet another project!
--- End quote ---


Fair enough  :lol:  We've all got too many I suppose?



Have fun and don't forget the before and after pic's  :poke: 






Ralph.

rleete:
Bumping this back up to give results.  Joe D's suggestion of lye worked very well.  Almost too well, in fact.  I got some VERY strong sodium Hydroxide from work.  This stuff will nearly melt your face from the fumes alone.  Diluted with water, I put some on the wood, which it turned nearly instantly.  Hours later, I noticed the wood had become very dark, and was becoming soft and crumbly.  Drying it out did not help.  Too strong.

For the next batch I thinned it considerably, and used less.  Very good results.  Pens were made and given way. 

Sunlight did turn the wood, but it quickly faded right out.  Leaving a piece in direct sunlight on the porch for about a week turned the one side significantly darker, but a week in the drawer under the lathe showed it faded back to nearly nothing.

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