How to Carve a Barley Twist - 7 Ebonizing the Oak

https://www.woodcarvingworkshops.tv It's like alchemy! There's something a little magical about ebonizing Oak with this iron and vinegar wash that we make. The reaction is so quick: brown liquid to black surface in seconds. And it is a reaction (with the tannic acid in the wood), not a simple stain, though I can't explain the chemistry! I don't mention it in the lesson but you should finely strain the mixture to remove any iron particles before using. You can leave the mixture in the jar for ages, in which case the iron will disappear completely. The colour that results will vary with the Oak, between species and between wood from the same species. Often, as here, the resulting colour is blue-black rather than coal-black. Oiling makes the wood go even darker. (Trivia: Did you know the Oak galls were used in earlier times to make ink?) AUTOPLAY on for complete course. PDF DOWNLOAD Notes and Tool List for the Carving the Barley Twist: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GtUg... Master Woodcarver Chris Pye website: https://www.chrispye-woodcarving.com