ebonizing with stove black

shapeshifter wrote: I have been using stove black for ebonizing walnut and can't believe how well it works. Has anyone else tried it? Can shellac and other finishes be put over it without losing the colour? ^^^^^^^^^^^ I have a little bottle of something called "stove polish," which I am sure is the same. It works great. There should be no problem with any finish you want to put over it, since I think the active ingredient is lampblack.

Where did you get the "stove polish"? I would like to try the stove polish or a product like it.

find a place that sells wood stoves, OR an OLD hardware store out in the country. --Shiva--

--Shiva-- wrote: Where did you get the "stove polish? (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^ Mine came from a flea market. It is a very old bottle, with an old fashioned label--maybe belongs in a collection. But, I'll bet you could do the same thing with black Shinola liquid shoe polish.

YOu can get stove black at most hardware stores. Or at least here in the northeast where there are lots of stoves. Apply on spinning piece for a high gloss.

Joaz

It is actually called "Liquid Stove and Grill Polish"

Have a Happy Bob Edwards/San Antonio, TX

I have a small bottle of "lamp black" but I suspect that's different than stove black. The lamp black is essentially soot. I shudder to think what would happen if I put it on a spinning piece but it works great for coloring epoxy. Question is, what is stove black? Is it thick, or a a liquid or what?

...Kevin

It's a liquid...looks a lot like black shoe polish, only blacker . Works good on a faded out wood stove, and on stove pipe, as well. Personally, I think I'd shy away from putting it on a piece of wood spinning in my lathe!

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Chuck wrote: (clip) Personally, I think I'd shy away from putting it on a piece of wood spinning in my lathe! ^^^^^^^^^^^^ When I applied stoveblack to the wood, the lathe was not spinning. I think I had an "intuitive" grasp of the problem.

Today got a big bottle of black leather dye at an estate sale. If I get a chance to try it before this thread is gone, I will report back.

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***************************************************** Leo, Some of the leather dyes will work on wood and some won't. Some don't even work too well on leather! I used Fiebings on my leather gear in the Marine Corps and had no problems with it; good penetration and coverage, but some others I tried were more of a surface treatment and came off easily.

I've since used the Fiebing dye on maple, oak, and mesquite. I haven't tryed many finishes over it, but it seems to do OK with Danish oil, shellac and lacquer. It smells like it's carrier may be similar to lacquer thinner, so any "rub on" finish may cause it leech or thin out on the surface. It'll be interesting to hear how yours does.

Ken Moon Webberville, TX