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| rleete:
Got the PM. Thanks for the offer, Bernd. I have quite a bit of this wood, all cut from the same piece by the looks of it. I'm going to have to try some of the suggestions, as it's just too bland for my tastes. Full strength on the peroxide/lye? Any idea if it has to be sunlight to darken it, or will an intense halogen light do the trick? I suppose some experimentation is in order. |
| rleete:
--- Quote from: woodguy on April 05, 2011, 08:37:43 PM ---Oiling the wood and placing it under fluorescent light... --- End quote --- Well, whadaya know, it works! No oil, as the pen was already finished with friction polish. But I stuck it under a floursecnt light. It's been there for only about 4-5 hours, and there is already a noticable difference. I'm going to leae it overnight, and then flip it over and do the other side. Thanks! |
| Divided he ad:
Roger, Don't k now much about the brown (red) stuff but what I do know is............ --- Quote ---I'm going to leave it overnight, and then flip it over and do the other side. --- End quote --- You need a mini rotisserie! Come on man.... :proj: A little stepper motor, some gears and a battery.... Hours of turning and an even finish :thumbup: :) Just my 2p (c) Ralph. Oh.... :worthless: :wave: |
| woodguy:
It is interesting to note that the colour does "level out". A friend built a sofa table in my shop and took it home where his wife put a candy dish in the centre of it. Some time later she removed the dish to dust the table and found a candy dish sized blob of light coloured wood. Leaving the dish off for a couple of weeks with the table in the same location fixed the problem. You can't tell there ever was a colour difference now. Not that I object to the rotisserie idea though...... |
| Joe d:
A little follow-up for you...since I know that :worthless: Here are three bits of cherry that have been aging in my garage for (from left to right) 1,2, & 3 years you can really see the difference in darkening A little squirt with some sodium hydroxide and with a light coat of oil. You can see on the left upper corner the oil on an untreated area I've never seen two bits of this (even from the same tree) that colour to the same tone. Have fun! Joe |
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