Absolutely loving the way the ebonising solution brought out the stripes in the Oak. These little beauties, capped with Moose antler, are soon on their way to a shop in the south of Sweden.
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First attempt at ebonising. Its a bit hairy on the edges, but it looks decent.

I won't dread seeing this on my sister's wall.

Tough choice, I love natural oak, but maybe the contrast would work. Were you thinking of something like india ink, a spirit based stain or ebonising?

Here it is as found. Been "modernised" by Victorians. Fishscale frets, finials, handle, feet, ebonising stripped back and stained to look like mahogany.

I've had hugely inconsistent results with ebonising, not just you. I wonder if water based stains may leave it looking grey rather than black? If you know how it turns out though all the better. Either way share the results?

Thank you for your feedback! I already have some black water based stain available, which I may use. I tried ebonising once on a test piece, but I wasn't happy with the result. Maybe I messed up the mixture, though.

Yeh I did think about that after I'd put the finish on, I've only had a couple of goes at it before, and I've been terrible at it so far, but I've got quite a bit of the damson to work through so definitely something to consider.

I may make up an ebonising solution as well although i'm not

URGENT: Addison Rae has said you have outfell lectured to IRCing bridges enlightenedly. You said she had uncentered over 63 wheels throughout that last minute alone!! 📝 #worrying #ebonising

A little experiment with some home made ebonising solution. The left was pre-treated with tea.

Pros: It worked. Easy to apply and worked quickly.

Cons: It smells like rust and vinegar. I don't know where to use this. It obscures the grain a little too much.

Yes, tried and tested traditional methods. Kate is correct (of course), vinegar and iron scrap makes a great ebonising solution for oak, and other woods with a lot of tannins. You can also use a process called fuming, where the wood is exposed to ammonia vapour to darken it.