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Offline doulos

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Iron nitrate stain on plain maple
« on: February 17, 2024, 08:21:04 AM »
Is it worth using iron nitrate stain such as sold b Jim Kibler on a piece of maple with not very much curl. I’m not a builder so I am curious to hear from a builders mind on this.
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Offline P.W.Berkuta

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Re: Iron nitrate stain on plain maple
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2024, 09:35:39 AM »
For me - I say yes because it produces a nice reddish-brown color that I like on most of the maple that I used it on- your milage may vary. Be aware that not all maple will stain this color.
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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: Iron nitrate stain on plain maple
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2024, 12:21:14 PM »
Yes.
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Offline bluenoser

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Re: Iron nitrate stain on plain maple
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2024, 01:53:32 PM »
Yes.  My last build, which was just finished, is plain rock maple.  The ferric nitrate stain turned it a nice light brown.  It could have been made darker by applying tannic acid before the ferric nitrate.
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Offline TDM

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Re: Iron nitrate stain on plain maple
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2024, 05:06:29 PM »
That’s an easy Yes.
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Offline Bill Raby

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Re: Iron nitrate stain on plain maple
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2024, 05:12:09 PM »
What I have found is that it will bring out more curl than you realize was there. What looks like a plain piece of wood often is not quite so plain after all.
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Re: Iron nitrate stain on plain maple
« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2024, 06:23:15 PM »
Quote from: Bill Raby on February 17, 2024, 05:12:09 PM
What I have found is that it will bring out more curl than you realize was there. What looks like a plain piece of wood often is not quite so plain after all.

Agreed. Maple can be surprisingly interesting when stained. Even so called plain wood. I bought the plainest piece of maple available for a trade gun stock as I couldn’t source proper wood. And got surprised. BJH
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