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Offline DuncanvonYeast

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Feric nitrate on hickory?
« on: July 23, 2016, 02:44:20 AM »
Will Feric nitrate work on straight grained hickory?
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Re: Feric nitrate on hickory?
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2016, 03:11:05 AM »
I am not sure  but  you may have to treat the wood with tannic acid first. I am only guessing here!!!
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Offline PPatch

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Re: Feric nitrate on hickory?
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2016, 03:17:58 AM »
It will turn it a yellowy medium brown in my experience.

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Re: Feric nitrate on hickory?
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2016, 03:41:37 AM »
I would test it on a small sample first.  I tried it on ash , and it turned black.
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Ridge

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Re: Feric nitrate on hickory?
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2016, 03:44:03 AM »
Medium yellow-brown is my experience too.  It's a nice, mellow color.
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Offline frogwalking

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Re: Feric nitrate on hickory?
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2016, 03:54:41 AM »
I have tried it.  Like others said, light brown.
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Offline Mauser06

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Re: Feric nitrate on hickory?
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2016, 05:06:38 AM »
I did tannic acid and iron nitrate on mine...pretty much a red color..


Really couldn't get it into the grain or anything..the wood really didn't wanna absorb anything...

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Offline Keithbatt

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Re: Feric nitrate on hickory?
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2016, 11:57:00 PM »


I believe this Boy Scout hatchet handle is hickory.  I stained it with ferric nitrate.

Keith
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