How To Make Lampblack (Ancient Ink & Rare Firework Ingredient)
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- In this video I make an ancient pigment only found in the finest Japanese calligraphy ink, which doubles as one of the rarest firework ingredients in the world.
Links to find the supplies used in this video (these are affiliate links):
Pine fatwood: ebay.us/VfuaKm
Glass dip pens: ebay.us/r22mdj
Animal hide glue: ebay.us/Xsi1df
Note that you only need a few small grains of hide glue added to your ink to stop it from smearing once dry. The ink will work without glue, using only water and lampblack as ingredients but it may smear once dry similar to if you had used a pencil.
Check out my previous video about senko hanabi fireworks if you would like to learn more about how to make them: • A Japanese Master Craf...
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Thanks for watching!
-Ben
Thanks for giving this video a good reception so far. I've had a number of projects give me trouble this last month and it's been a bit discouraging that I don't have anything working well enough to make a video about. Fortunately I filmed this project over the summer and had the footage to put this video together. I have a whole series of projects I expect will build on one another in the coming year, if I can get them working. In the meantime thanks for watching this video and sticking with me while I figure this stuff out!
I absolutely love your videos where you discover the pathways for creating "rare" or "high end" substances, and give this knowledge to the people so it is no longer some "secret ingredient" that capitalists can upcharge for. Essentially, these videos are, in the domain of material science, a wonderful equalizer of both class and production
Why not make a video about the frustrations of getting these things to work? We know it is not magic, though it looks like it sometimes.
@@pattheplanter I have before, but the project that's failing doesn't always make for a good video of that sort.
For sure. Lots of love, and support!
hey i know you since pyroguideforum it was me you ... who i remember admiraldonsnider.. pakehapyro. it was such a long time ago.
my suggestion is make a detailed lampblack synthesis video. or a ballmill
There is something about this narration style that feels educational and artisitc at the same time.
ya know the how it’s made videos
@@loganhuwe9458 How It's Made: DIY Edition
The narration seems different from his other videos. I personally dont like it as much in this video. Just seems different. Love the video tho!!!
Reminds me of how he used to narrate his old videos
Its very ASMR.
Okay, but "lampblack" still seems like a fancy name for "soot."
Sure is.
How is it different? I'd like to know...
@@DC_DC_DC_DC I think it has something to do with the quality/impurities in the mostly-carbon material, as well as the grain size and carbon "crystal" structure
Same but different. Lampblack can be made from any hydrocarbon or carbohydrate fuel if there is enough carbon in the fuel's molecule. Correct, "soot" is unburnt carbon from incomplete combustion but each type of soot contains traces of various VOC's and in varying quantities. A lot of variables at play whether it be from gas, kerosene, wood resin, coal, fish oil, animal fats, palm oil. This list is vast in terms of fuels and so the variety of trace volatiles. It's not the carbon that matters but these trace chemicals that determine the characteristics of each batch of soot.
If that's the case, would it be possible to just make it in the same process as charcoal? By heating it in a paint can as he has shown in previous videos
It makes me happy that an ancient thing is being preserve for future generations
Lamp black is not that uncommon though. You can buy good pbk7 quite cheaply from more serious art stores
It's still used in all kinds of inks. It's not a rare fire work ingredient either, it's a main ingredient of gun powder, prisoners use it for tattoo ink, this video is wrong in a lot of ways. It's cool he made the video to inform people but he could have gone about it in a more informative way..
I've been making lampblack ink for years. Here's how to do it for maximum pigment payoff: pre-mix gum arabic powder with distilled water until you have something the consistency of sugar syrup. Put lampblack powder in a smooth sided mortar and pour in your gum arabic syrup little by little, mixing with your pestle, until you have something that is the consistency of thick tar. Make sure every particle is saturated. Next, pour in your distilled water little by little, mixing with your pestle, until you have something that is the consistency of milk.
Good advice. Mixing the lampblack with a more viscous liquid I'm sure makes the process go faster.
No alcohol?
@@nunyabiznes33 I've never made alcohol ink before so I can't tell you. Maybe some colors and certain applications need alcohol, but for basic black drawing ink, it isn't necessary. I based the above technique on the advice of a master calligrapher. He actively discouraged the use of any other ingredients in his original blog post. I also remember that he spent hours grinding lampblack and gum arabic syrup together so that the ink flows well out of a metal dip pen. Since I work with brushes and glass dip pens, I don't need my ink to be so fine and I only need to spend a few minutes mixing ingredients.
No. Just no. You can maker an ink that way, but it won't be the best ink, even if you use the correct lampblack, which I doubt.
@@nunyabiznes33 No, never alcohol.
The fact that the original senko hanabi video was released this year in 2020 still makes me so uncomfortable. Time dilation is real.
I'm more bothered by the sudden change in pronunciation of senko hanabi
I thought it was 4 or so years ago...
@@doggfite I noticed that as well soon as he said it!
The senko hanabi video that is still up is unfortunately not the original one. I think NHIL took the original one down because he was unsatisfied with the quality of sparklers he used to make back then, aswell as it containing outdated formulas
I heard 'psycho wannabe.' I will go away now. . .
I really like that style of video without the classic vlog element.
Ahhh, the pigment used as a tattoo ink ingredient pretty much by every mummy in the past 5000 years.
I am about to use this clean carbon source for recreating the Southeast Asian crucible steel.
Great to see your vids!
Yeah isn’t it highly fully combusted soot(mono molecular carbon?)
@@dmacpher I believe so, yessss
Glad to see you are still infatuated with the senko hanabi sparklers, also wondering how much lampblack you have made so far just for these fireworks.
Maybe 10 grams so far. Fortunately you can make 100 or so senko hanabi with 1 gram of lampblack. You don't need much.
THANK YOU, a very timely video for me as I've searched high and low for instructions to efficiently make Pine lampblack for a while to no avail and the Lampblack from acetalyne/oil purchased online did not work, only the Lampblack I've collected from Pine works for Senko Hanabi. From successfully making Senko Hanabi from your previous video i needed an efficient way to produce the Lamp Black. I successfully harvested fatwood from pine trees the other day but can get a hold of the sticks you use also for cheap but nothing beats making sentimental rare fireworks like this from natural resources you've collected yourself.
One of my engineering colleagues designed a carbon black generating plant early in his career. He said the most surprising thing about operating it was that there were very specific procedures for putting on and taking off the white "bunny suits" you had to wear, because the one thing carbon black does best is it gets on everything, and spreads.
I would really like to hear about that if you're still in contact and he's up for sharing how that worked
@@Nighthawkinlight Which part? Generating the carbon black, or taking off the bunny suit without making a mess?
@@jjohnston94 Generating the carbon black
Just like sikaflex...🤣😂😁😀😎
it goes in a ball mill anyways, so the precise particle size and structure isn't that important
That’s awesome! It must be so satisfying after years and years of hard work trying to perfect those sparklers! Congrats!
This is refreshing. Thank you.
To clarify, this is not a critique of your content. I mean it's refreshing considering current events.
Love the smell of fatwood.
Perfecting this formula might be considered your greatest achievement one day. You successfully prevented an art from dying out.
If you only want a small amount, good lampblack can be produced by the flame from an isopropyl alcohol lamp. Hold a piece of plate glass or ceramic plate just slightly above the flame. Use a razor blade to scrape the lampblack off the glass and repeat.
I hope that in the future you'll be credited with carrying on the tradition of Senko Hanabi. Some really weird chemistry is going on there, everything has to be perfect and it's so hard to make it work. Thank you so much for introducing it to a large audience!
I hope not, there are others that deserve that honor
Cultural fact... in mexico thoose woods are called ocote
And ocotillo means a little ocote? Thank you, I should have looked that one up years ago.
That's so cool! Also I have never seen a glass fountain pen before.
They're pretty neat
@Monty Spatchcock Any places online you could recommend? I might be in the market for one in the future, once I sit up in a financial green zone.
It’s a dip pen, not a fountain pen
You still haven't. That is not a fountain pen. A fountain pen has a reservoir. This said, I have seen three models of glass fountain pens, though none of them had actualy nibs. But they did have reservoirs.
@@jamesaritchie1 ok cool
Excited to see how you make lampblack! Those firestarters look like a great find. Thanks again for sharing your progress!
Great video as usual. The new logo a big thumbs up. :-)
This was interesting and relaxing at the same time. Very nice!
Its almost 3am and watching the senko Hanabi burn is very calming.
I appreciate that. Thank you.
Alternate title "destroying the lampblack industry in 6 minutes or less"
Great video as always by the way!
Not really
So simple, yet capable of producing something so complex. I'll never tire of your senko hanabi videos. Watch them burn just provides quiet serenity.
This channel makes me calm, feel peaceful and just enjoy life 😁 pure bliss watching and listening.
I used to be a chemical tanker man that carried coal tar. I heard rompers that the buyers would just light it up to get what they call carbon black. I now they process would be much larger but now I know it is much more safer and cleaner then previously imagined. Thank you again.
He really used Dark Souls Pine Resin to embed the firework with 🔥
This style very much reminds me of the OG Grant Thompson videos. Just missing that upbeat music
I've been watching your videos since you attached some steel wool to a string and spun it around for an effective light show. I really appreciate your methodical and precise manner and want to thank you for being a great addition to many people's lives. Keep up the good work!
So, a couple of days ago, I had a local HVAC company come and service my gas fireplace. I learned a few really neat things (including about the "pilot generator" that powers all of the valves off of 700mV).
Anyway.
The thing that I learned that's actually pertinent to this video is that a gas fireplace is an EXCELLENT source of extremely high purity, ultra fine (probably damn near molecular) lampblack. Especially a gas fireplace that's not burning very efficiently.
As a kid I found out about lampblack ink. I made some lampblack, probably burned some oil, mixed it with linseed oil, and made black ink. Thanks for sharing this.
My wife's ancestors were Japanese calligraphy masters so it's cool to see this
Bro thats like a perfectly made sparkler. Good job that takes skill and practice and knowledge
Awesome tutorial and nice Hanabi! Its so simple, it has almost been forgotten
I've been here for a long time. I think the first one I saw was the crossbow. I love how you keep upping your game for the sake of just being better and not for views. I wish you the best my guy. Please never stop ❤️❤️❤️
What a cool transition with the drawing
I've been researching different cultures variations on early chemistry, formerly known as Alchemy. Trying to find what kind of oil would have been used in Chinese lamp black was actually something I needed. I appreciate this video quite a bit.
If you end up trying to make your own animal hide glue, be forewarned that the urine smells nasty.
What's the urine for?
I've made hide glue a few times for bow backings, but just with water. It still stinks up the house, lol.
@@dustinthewind3925 urea ferments into ammonia, which evaporates quickly when applied as a glue, and also seems to impact the strength of the glue somehow.
@@ultimape Very interesting! I didnt know that additives were used.
Just found an article that talked about various additives and it pointed out that the urea also allows the glue to stay liquid at room temp... very useful info.
Very cool! It is evident you are a master of both fire and science! Thanks!
I checked on which pine would work best for making "fatwood" in my State, The Pine Tree State. It looks like "Pitch Pine", Pinus rigida is the best candidate. State guide: " It is used for construction lumber, pulp and firestarting “fat wood.” In the past, considerable quantities of pitch and turpentine were obtained from this tree; these commodities were referred to as “naval stores,” a term originally applied to the resin-based components used in building and maintaining wooden sailing ships."
Just discovered this channel as a recommendation from @actionlabshorts - Totally in love. Can't wait to introduce this channel to my husband and parents. So amazing!
Not only your videos are elegant but your writing and drawing also !
Can you please just start voicing "How It's Made" and get it over with?
5 minute is short enough tho
I can't believe I've never discovered your channel untill today. I'm loving every video! This video in particular it's so beautiful. I have so much pine wood accumulated, I will definitely start producing lampblack.
This was sooo relaxing. I love this style of video so please produce some more of them. And i would love to see your bird (Mose?) again
Now Chris from Clickspring can make his own marking fluid completely from scratch.
A man of culture!
One of your very best videos! Beautifuly shot.
Hearing you talk about fireworks brings me back to your old projects!! Great video!
I love this series
Today the magnificent NightHawkInLampBlack presents the fireworks for Christmas 2020 and also a better 2021 ❤️❤️❤️
Had no idea what I was watching when I started watching but now I have quite a few ideas thank you
Awesome video! Being a fountain pen and ink enthusiast who likes the calm style of your videos, this has been just amazing. Thank you!
Nothing makes my day quite like a new nighthawkinlight video. Thanks!!!
Very informative tutorial ❤ thank for this very intresting video.
Black wall looks si nice on OLED TV! Thanks !
The audio in this is amazing. Going for a real ASMR quality there :-)
It isn't likely I'll be making lampblack but the video was so interesting I watched the whole thing anyway. Well done!
So rare yet so simple to make. If you know how... And now we all know. Thank you for sharing!
Wow! That's way cooler than a normal sparkler. Speaking of sparklers, ever made a sparkler fountain (I live in a country where all fireworks apart from sparklers are banned)? Essentially just wire a bunch of sparklers together and set them off with a single one standing in the middle.
Thank you for sharing this cool discovery!
You are a source of the most esoteric subjects I’ve seen. Keep going!
in the deep south my dad always called it rich pine. Great video and keepupthe good work! I'm still catching up on your other videos, so no problem for me, I enjoy every one I have learned and applied an amazing amount from you. Thank you so much. and I admit that i never knew that is why tires are black.....
You did such a good job filming the natural sparklers from 4min to the end. You have got to watch this on an OLED in a dark room to appreciate it.
Those are awesome sparklers!!
Hanabi firework looks very nice! Great video
I've actually been trying to make ink from natural materials and this was very helpful, good video
That's pretty cool. Learning new stuff from you all the time. Thanks
You are a gem amongst all the content providers in youtube. You always find interesting, hard subjects that noone has touched and/or manage to find a new aproach to them. Thank you!
I wish you a Merry X-Mas and a prosperous, happy new year. Can't wait for what you'll come up with, because I know it'll be worth the wait.
That is a beautiful pen... the video was also very educational
Having seen your videos on Senko Hanabi sparklers makes it really stand out when I see them depicted in Anime (Which is pretty often.)
And today's RUclips recommendation is....
Great stuff! 😸👍
Your presentations are amazing.
Nice now my anarchist cookbook isn't outdated again
INSANE video quality
Another quality upload.
I've been rewatching your videos. I love your educational content!
Lamp black is like glitter , it gets everywhere and on everything. I use it pretty commonly in Spider web stars and to give different charcoal stars a more even ,smooth tail !
Amazing as all your videos are! Very intriguing may need to make some myself soon.
Love it. I've already got fatwood too.
I love this stuff.
Absolutely Amazing 😊🙏🏻
Cheers from Denmark 🇩🇰
Great Job
Thank you for this video!! I use lampblack for making pyrotechnics. I enjoy making my own charcoal as well
Awsome video Ben!
Imagine tires in new colors. White or transparent tires would be something...
Black is typical because it blocks UV damage, and the lampblack is electrically conductive so it stops too much static electricity from building up while you drive
I didn't know that, thanks! :) Wouldn't wanna switch tires more often than i do.
I still swear you look like the dude who plays The Mandalorian, and in fact I thought it was you after the first face reveal. I might be the only person who thinks this.
Also, I really love the educational aspects of these videos even if I will probably never use them.
Yey a new video... I love your cotent sir so simple yet very educational 😊
Thanks for making this!
Awesome. I will defiantly be making use of this.
Cool. So what is it actually, like chemically? Is the more to it than just carbon? I do some occasional ink drawing, might be cool do it with my own ink.
It's very low density carbon mixed with various oils
@@Nighthawkinlight Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't.
Your best bet is to buy an ink stone and a high quality ink stick. That's all you need to make your own ink, and to do the best pen and ink drawings you can imagine. You can make your own lampblack from scratch, and it will work fairly well, however you make it. But if you really want the highest quality ink I would not follow anything video, or anything in the comment section. There are places that make the real thing in the real way, and with the best ingredients. And you sure don't have to grind anything for hours. I've been making Japanese, Chinese, Egyptian, and Grecian ink for five decades, but RUclips has introduced more inaccuracies in a few years than I saw in fifty.
@@jamesaritchie1 : Would you please recommend a video or two that doesn’t introduce inaccuracies, for those of us who have been hoping to learn to make our own?
Thank you for sharing your work with the world. Merry Christmas!
His voice reminds me of the main character from American Pyshco, which makes learning about lampblack much more interesting lmao
awesomely authentic content presented so well .. Ur voice is wonderfully easy2 listen2 👁♥️🕊✨✨✨✨🔥
outstanding video as always
Sooo a fancy name for pine soot
Cool I wondered how lampblack is made thanks so much !
Damn man. The smell of burning fat wood is unique. We used it in Mexico at our ranch. In Spanish we called it Ocoté. Found it at a store one time and surprised my mom.
Thank you very much for this really fun video!
Lampblack sounds like a lazy name someone invented a long time ago when their lamp had the smoke coat it.
I don't know, it's pretty descriptive. The "black from a lamp." Beats pretentious names like "vantablack" any day. 😃
0:38 slick transition
Funny, I have leftover lampblack for wood staining projects and some japanese rice paper leftover from a shoji lantern.
Guess I'll start making some after I get a small enough scale and the last two ingredients!