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Okay, here's an update on the staining wood with tea experiment; I added two different oil finishes to the test.
First, let's revisit the test board with only the tea stain:
Applications of the tea stain from left to right: five, three, one, and none.
Now the oil from top to bottom: four applications of dark tung oil, four applications of Tried and True Danish Oil, and none.
And the same, but rotated 90 degrees:
I think it is interesting how the angle makes such a difference. The wood is planed, so the chatoyancy might be a factor - I don't remember seeing such a difference when the wood was sanded. But then again, it's been quite a while since I've done much sanding or staining, so maybe I'm just wrong about that.
Oh, and I'm still working on on the coffee stain - more on that later.
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ReplyDeleteHi Dan.
ReplyDeleteI have been reading your blog for a while.
I have a question about your experiment with tea.
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Does the finish have any scent trail?
Not much really. The coffee I've been experimenting with has a much stronger smell...
DeleteIt would be interesting to see how the tea stain fades with time and light exposure
ReplyDeleteI agree. If it does anything dramatic, I'll post it.
ReplyDeleteDan, have you tried adding the tea to food grade mineral oil....I need to darken some wood but want it to be food safe...
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Ed
Ed - I did - and it didn't work. Apparently the tea is not oil soluble (same with coffee and onion skins). Of course, you could stain it first and then oil after, or oil/beeswax which is very easy to make (just remember to use a double boiler approach). Thanks for commenting!
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