Aqua Fortis Wood Stain

Homer dangler stain available in four colors.

Aqua fortis wood stain. Tru coat stock finish wahkon bay outfitting co. It may not darken the wood but will mask any green tint shifting it to a desirable mellow brown with golden highlights. This knife is patterned after a 1750. Aqua fortis stain wahkon bay outfitting co.

Russell dahlquist dear forum. It says that it contains nitric acid which is the main ingredient in aqua fortis so it occurred to me that it might be possible to use it to force a patina on wood as well. I watched a video of a gunsmith appling aqua fortis to the stock and he took a red hot piece of steel from the forge and held it about 3 4 inches from the stock after he aplpied the aqua fortis solution and it gradually turned that distinctive rich kentucky flintlock rifle fiddle maple dark brown amber honey color. This is the traditional method of staining maple from the early colonial times.

Wash the entire surface with this very thin stain. It was used on the curly maple stocks of the pennsylvaniakentucky longrifles. I happen to be working on a colonial to post colonial era indian war club which will include an iron trade point in the striking area. Thin wash of one part birchwood caseys maple stain formerly called colonial red or walnut stain in ten parts or more of methyl alcohol shellac thinner.

Ive been experimenting with using the aqua fortis stain on some birds eye curly maple im working with trying to get a beautiful color and the 3d like chatoyance that comes with nice maple. From my experience of getting blotchy results i. If the wood displays an olive tone at first continue blushing the wood until the rich yellow gold browns appear. Some maple may display attractive reddish brown undertones or this effect can be added using a very dilute overcoat of cherry stain to create a subtle shift in color while using aquafortis to best display all figure.

Orange reddish brown dark brown golden brown price 700.