Fresh of the lathe this morning a one off box made with Ash and ebonised Beech the actual box is 8” wide x 4” high with the finial it mesures 9” tall and this will be the only one of these a lot of work went into making this one but it was good fun
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A Ash & ebonised Beech box
- Thread starter TVS
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Curly
Graduate Member
Nice looking box. How do you do the Ebonizing? A number of our club members use black shoe polish?
Pete
Pete
Curly
Graduate Member
Thanks. I'm familiar using the steel wool/vinegar (on my Oak cabinet tops and mantle) and adding alternating coats of tannin solution makes it even blacker. The tannin solution made from the powder used in home made winemaking for an aged in Oak taste also makes wood like Maple, Cherry, Alder and I expect beech turn black with the steel wool/vinegar too. Very strong black tea is also supposed to have enough tannins for the process. I used the wine tannin because I don't drink tea so don't have any. ;) Using the spray paint or black shoe polish is easier and not anywhere near as messy though.
Pete
Pete
Very nice 
Spot on dad.