Wow straight to the point, informative and easy to watch. Best wood inking video I’ve seen. Most people blab on too much and it’s painful to watch. Loved this video 👍🏼
Thank you very much!!! I'm doing this method today on a 63x28 wood board from a computer gaming rig desk set up. I'll provide an update when all is done. So far one coat of ink is on every side of this wood. Thanks again!
I used the ink in your video last night. I poured it directly onto the wood, but it soaked in pretty quick. I changed and pour some in a container and then applied with a foam brush. 1-2 coats was plenty and it was very easy to use. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the tutorial. I just did it making a banquette seating thing. It worked very well and was easy to do. You dont have to be careful to match wood species. It seems to make everything I used look the same....Oak, birch ply and poplar.
How much ink does this method use? I want to stain about 30-35 sq ft of wood for a custom desk. Would a pint bottle be sufficient? Or should look into a more conventional method?
I'm trying this on scraps of red oak that I salvaged from old shaker cabinet doors. If my tests are successful, I'll convert much of the oak into picture frames. I had a tough time getting the ink into the open grain . When I poured extra ink on, most of it ended up in the cotton rag. When I switched to a cheap $0.99 brush, I got much better results. I'm going to run two more tests. On the first, I'll raise the grain twice and sand it to no more than 120 grit. I'll do the same for the 2nd test, but fill the grain before I apply the ink. If I get good results with either test, I'll post here. Thanks for posting this video. It's the best one for what I'm trying to do.
Well,, I can't buy rosewood fingerboards for my guitars anymore, and ebony is WAY too expensive, so , how would this work on a hard non porous wood? Specifically Maple ?
COOOL! Quick question - I'm thinking of doing this to an electric guitar body made of African Mahogany... I bought some black stain from a guitar building supply company (Stew-Mac), but I'm concerned about it looking "blotchy." I don't think African Mahogany has any real finishing issues for that to happen, but it's a lovely guitar that I'd rather not mess up. 🤣Anyway, is there different qualities of India ink? Would it be ok to apply to my guitar and then seal it with boiled Linseed oil? Thank you! I'm a skilled artist and musician, but I don't have much experience or knowledge with these matters. 😂😎🤗Wait, I just thought too - would a RED stain with African Mahogany look pretty and red, or would the Mahogany look "muddy" with the red stain? 🤔
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I've been desperate to find a way of properly staining wood grains black - and this is the only damn product that seems to do the job. Off to purchase some now, and will report back for other commenters (UK based) which product I've used and if I'm as successful as this video!
I have a quick question. I know this video is older but I want to do this to an old table I have. I hope someone will maybe know..... I sanded the old table and chairs down to remove the old finish. It is very smooth to the touch so I was wondering if the wood grain will still show through the india ink? I used 220 grit sand paper to smooth it out and remove the old finish. Should I use another grit to rough up the wood a bit so its not super smooth? I'm not much of a woodworker. My dad wasn't around to teach me but I really find it therapeutic to do this as a hobby.
Nice article & presentation. I want to know which process, Stain or Dye or Ink, is least likely to run or bleed or leech into an adjoining inlay strip. I plan to give my Maple banding a shot of clear coat before attaching the different pieces. (I am planning to dye some walnut to look like ebony & inlay the finishes strips of it, next to inlay banding of maple). I was also wondering how the stain or dye would effect it's gluing properties.
this looks awesome. Im going to be doing this on a piece that 62 x 14 inches i want it really dark. Im thinking minimum 3 coats mabey even 3. how many containers of the ink do you think id need? im getting the one from the link in your description
I have a red oak antique table that has 2 coats of Minwax Ebony stain on it and, you guessed it, it is not black. What will I need to do, if anything, to get the table ready to accept the ink?
can you do a butcher block counter top with this and what to seal it with if so .. I already know you cant put food on it but I want a black top for my kitchen island i would use cutting boards for food prep any ideas
After watching your video, I am going to use India ink on the face of a guitar kit. I also want to finish with a satin surface. Just ordered off Amazon. Any recommendations on how to achieve the best possible satin finish? Any insight would be appreciated. Great video.
It is not a finish, the ink is just carbon suspended in water. It will adhere to wood quite strongly, it won't wash off with water. Whether or not it holds up is up to the finish you put over it. Outdoor finished tend to be yellowing, so keep that in mind.
In the video I used a spray lacquer, but I mentioned that if you wanted to seal it in before applying a wipe on varnish, you could use a dewaxed shellac, like this: amzn.to/2cf9h7x This is what I used in the video: amzn.to/2c5JM7m
I've never tried using any dyes, but lately have been thinking about using aniline dye for the inside of an unlined keepsake box. I wonder how hard maple would look with a blue or red dye? Would several coats clear shellac be good for a final finish on top of it?
When you say blue or red dye, are you talking about blue or red ink? I think shellac would be a great finish for a keepsake box. I primarily only use shellac for boxes.
Not ink. Aniline dye. It comes in various colors. I think it was either Ted Alexander or Rich McNatt on RU-vid that used it on a project once. But I'm not real sure who it was on RU-vid that I saw it. I've been kind of intrigued by it ever since.
If it were me, I would just paint the MDF since MDF doesn't have any grain that will show through the ink like wood so you wouldn't benefit from using it in my opinion.
