Wood rings

[SCEtoAUX]

I have been making some rings using a red cedar fence board. Tried different ways to finish them.


This one is colored using a dark red sharpie and coated with gloss poly


I cut the ring blank out with hole saws and mount it on a drum sander that has been wrapped with masking tape. The tape holds the ring blank as it spins. I use sand paper to shape the ring.


The ebonized is not painted.

I used a tannic acid and a dissolved steel wool solution. Wash the 0000 steel wool to remove any oil coating that might be present, dissolve the steel wool in white vinegar(it takes a few days and gives off gas so don't secure the lid of the jar you are dissolving it in), and strain the solution to get large particles out. Apply tannic acid solution to the wood, let it dry a little then apply the steel wool solution. It turns black almost immediately. You can repeat the application.

[Vermin_King]

I had never heard of that before. I assume you have to coat it with something before you wear it, right?

[rmks2000]

Interesting method to ebonize. I've used Danish oil to finish some wood furniture in the past when I wanted to keep the color natural. I like the red sharpie ring.

[SCEtoAUX]

Originally Posted by Vermin_King

I had never heard of that before. I assume you have to coat it with something before you wear it, right?

Yes, you need to coat it. The ebonizing will rub off a little. I use polyurethane.

Originally Posted by rmks2000

I like the red sharpie ring.

Yeah, I saw that the red cedar was light in color so decided to see what a sharpie would do.

[Philip]

Is there no end to your talents, Doug?

[sreinmann]

Thanks Doug now something new I get to go to YouTube instructables. Haha

[ennder]

I seen a process where the item of wood was placed in a small open top container and covered with dye or stain, then placed in a pressure vessel, (like the ones used with resin), pressure brought up to about 30 psi and held for 48 hours. This forces the dye deep into the wood. The benefit of this is, you can sand or carve as needed and not loose the dye effect.

[FRD]

That is very interesting..