avbill
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Does anyone know What is the comparison between the Irish Oak Bog and the African Ebony in darkness of the color Black? or any other trait.
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Have you ever stabilized bog oak?If you take your bog oak and stabilize it with black cactus juice...it's black.
If you take your bog oak and stabilize it with black cactus juice...it's black.
Have you ever stabilized bog oak?
Have a picture of one?Yes. It's not always solid, stabilizing helps. Using cactus juice just stabilizes and fills the majority of the interior fissures without "plasticizing" the wood like casting in silmar would. I like the texture of bog oak and this method is a good compromise for me. I was doing a batch and has a couple left over that we're not dark so tried some dye when I did the next run, worked well.
I personally wouldn't dye IBO, but I am interested in trying to make some Greene and Greene furniture. This thread makes me wonder about dyeing &/or stabilizing something cheaper than ebony to use for the plugs and splines. Anyone have any luck at making black wood for plugs?